amplexicaul

[ am-plek-si-kawl ]

/ æmˈplɛk sɪˌkɔl /

adjective Botany.

clasping the stem, as some leaves do at their base.

Nearby words

amphotericin b, amphoterism, amphotropic virus, ampicillin, ample, amplexicaul, amplexifoliate, amplexus, ampliate, ampliation, amplidyne

Origin of amplexicaul

1750–60; < New Latin amplexicaulis, equivalent to Latin amplex(us) embrace (see amplexus) + -i- -i- + caulis stem (see cole)

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Examples from the Web for amplexicaul

Amplexicaul, in botany, said of a leaf that embraces and nearly surrounds the stem.
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British Dictionary definitions for amplexicaul

amplexicaul

/ (æmˈplɛksɪˌkɔːl) /

adjective

(of some sessile leaves, stipules, etc) having an enlarged base that encircles the stem

Word Origin for amplexicaul

C18: from New Latin amplexicaulis, from Latin amplectī to embrace + caulis stalk

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