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acaulescent

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ac⋅au⋅les⋅cent

  [ak-aw-les-uhnt, ey-kaw-]
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–adjective Botany.
not caulescent; stemless; without visible stem.
Also, a⋅cau⋅line  [ey-kaw-lin, -lahyn] , a⋅cau⋅lose  [ey-kaw-lohs] , a⋅cau⋅lous  [ey-kaw-luhs] .

Origin:
1850–55; a- 6 + caulescent

Related forms:
ac⋅au⋅les⋅cence, noun
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a·cau·les·cent   (ā'kô-lěs'ənt)   
adj.   Botany
Stemless or apparently so.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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