caulis

/ ˈkɔːlɪs /

noun

1. rare.
   the main stem of a plant

Word History and Origins

Origin of caulis¹

C16: from Latin

Example Sentences

Having no stem or caulis, or only a very short one concealed in the ground.

From Project Gutenberg

Caulis of fish, 101. veal, 101.

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But today, sales have fallen again - cauliflowers down 5% in the past year - and only four in 10 households still eat caulis.

From BBC

Incendi patiens illis vernacula caulis Materia, appositumque igni genus utile terræ est, Uritur assidue calidus nunc sulfuris humor, Nunc spissus crebro præbetur flumine succus, Pingue bitumen adest, et quidquid cominus acres Irritat flammas; illius corporis Ætna est.

From Project Gutenberg

It comes to us from the French Chou cabus, which is the French corruption of Caulis capitatus, the name by which Pliny described it.

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