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caudex

[ kaw-deks ]

noun

, Botany.
, plural cau·di·ces [kaw, -d, uh, -seez], cau·dex·es.
  1. the main stem of a tree, especially a palm or tree fern.
  2. the woody or thickened persistent base of an herbaceous perennial.


caudex

/ ˈkɔːdɛks /

noun

  1. the thickened persistent stem base of some herbaceous perennial plants
  2. the woody stem of palms and tree ferns
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


caudex

/ dĕks′ /

  1. The thickened, usually underground base of the stem of many perennial herbaceous plants, from which new leaves and flowering stems arise.
  2. The trunk of a palm or tree fern.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of caudex1

1820–30; < Latin: tree trunk; codex
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Word History and Origins

Origin of caudex1

C19: from Latin
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Example Sentences

Caudex arhorescens cicatricibus basibusve foliorum exasperatus?

Caudex arborescens erectus simplicissimus cylindraceus, 6-18-pedes altus, crassitie femoris.

The striking resemblance of Kingia, in caudex and leaves, to Xanthorrhoea, cannot fail to suggest its affinity to that genus also.

The name of a book, caudex, codex, was first given to these tabellae when they were strung together to form a square book.

The stem is short or entirely wanting, arising from a long and thick caudex.

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