acaulescent

American

[ak-aw-les-uhnt, ey-kaw-] / ˌæk ɔˈlɛs ənt, ˌeɪ kɔ- /

Also acauline

adjective

Botany.

not caulescent; stemless; without visible stem.

acaulescent British

/ ˌækɔːˈlɛsənt /

adjective

having no visible stem or a very short one

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Other Word Forms

acaulescence noun

Etymology

Origin of acaulescent

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

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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.

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

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

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