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caulescent

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cau⋅les⋅cent

  [kaw-les-uhnt]
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–adjective Botany.
having an obvious stem rising above the ground.
Origin:
1785–95; < L caul(is) a stalk, stem + -escent
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cau·les·cent   (kô-lěs'ənt)   
adj.   Botany
Having a well-developed aboveground stem.

[Latin caulis, stem + -escent.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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