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Cauline

[kaw-lin, -lahyn]

cau·line

[kaw-lin, -lahyn]
adjective Botany.
of or pertaining to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.

Origin:
1750–60; < Latin caul(is) a stalk, stem + -ine1
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Cauline is always a great word to know.
So is naked seed. Does it mean:
ovules which are unenclosed, forming on cones or stalks
ovules in flowering plants which are enclosed during pollination
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cauline (ˈkɔːlɪn, -laɪn)
 
adj
relating to or growing from a plant stem
 
[C18: from New Latin caulīnus, from Latin caulis stem]

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