acaulescent

Also a·cau·line

[ak-aw-les-uhnt, ey-kaw-]

adjective

Botany.

1. not caulescent; stemless; without visible stem.

acaulescent

/ ˌækɔːˈlɛsənt /

adjective

1. having no visible stem or a very short one

Other Word Forms

• acaulescence noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of acaulescent¹

First recorded in 1850–55; a- ⁶ + caulescent

Example Sentences

In Holland the acaulescent primrose is quite a common plant, filling the woods in the spring with thousands of clusters of bright yellow flowers.

From Project Gutenberg

This conclusion being accepted, the accidental re-apparition of bracts within the family must be considered as a case of systematic atavism, quite analogous to the re-appearance of the scapes in the acaulescent primrose.

From Project Gutenberg

For this reason the species is called acaulescent, indicating that it has no other stem than the subterranean rootstock.

From Project Gutenberg