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cau⋅line

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

Origin:
1750–60; < L caul(is) a stalk, stem + -ine 1
cau·line   (kô'līn')   
adj.  Of, having, or growing on a stem. Used especially of leaves arising from the upper part of a stem.

[Latin caulis, stem + -ine1.]

Cauline

Cau"line\, a. (Bot.) Growing immediately on a caulis; of or pertaining to a caulis.
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