cauline

[ kaw-lin, -lahyn ]

adjectiveBotany.
  1. of or relating to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.

Origin of cauline

1
1750–60; <Latin caul(is) a stalk, stem + -ine1

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cauline

/ (ˈkɔːlɪn, -laɪn) /


adjective
  1. relating to or growing from a plant stem

Origin of cauline

1
C18: from New Latin caulīnus, from Latin caulis stem

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