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cauliflory

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cau⋅li⋅flo⋅ry

  [kaw-li-flawr-ee, ‑flohr-ee]
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–noun Botany.
the production of flowers and fruits directly from the branches or trunks of woody or tropical plants.
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cau⋅li⋅flo⋅rous, adjective
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cau·li·flor·y   (kô'lə-flôr'ē, -flōr'ē)   
n.  The production of flowers and fruits on the older branches or trunks of woody plants, such as the redbud, and many mostly tropical plants, including cacao.

[From Latin caulis, stem + flōs, flōr-, flower; see flower.]
cau'li·flor'ous adj.
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