cauline
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
cau·line 
[kaw-lin, -lahyn] Pronunciation Key
[kaw-lin, -lahyn] Pronunciation Key –adjective Botany.
| of or pertaining to a stem, esp. pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem. |
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| cau·line
(kô'līn') Pronunciation Key
adj. Of, having, or growing on a stem. Used especially of leaves arising from the upper part of a stem. [Latin caulis, stem + -ine1.] |
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| cauline | |
adjective | |
| 1. | (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground [syn: caulescent] [ant: acaulescent] |
| 2. | especially of leaves; growing on a stem especially on the upper part of a stem; "cauline leaves" [ant: basal] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Cauline
Cau"line\, a. (Bot.) Growing immediately on a caulis; of or pertaining to a caulis.
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