caulicle
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of caulicle
C17: from Latin cauliculus, from caulis stem
Example Sentences
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Split a squash seed, and between the two fat sides the caulicle lies cozily tucked, like a tiny tail or handle.
From Harper's Round Table, August 20, 1895 by Various
They have said that the caulicle was the part to grow first, and have spoken of the arched form of the young stem.
From Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; from Seed to Leaf by Newell, Jane H.
Embryo of Pea, i. e. a pea with the coats removed; the short and thick caulicle presented to view.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa
Half of a horse-chestnut, similarly cut; the caulicle is curved down on the side of one of the thick cotyledons.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa
Theories are put forward, most learned theories, introducing capillary action, osmosis and cellular imbibition, to explain why the caulicle ascends and the radical descends.
From The Life of the fly; with which are interspersed some chapters of autobiography by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander
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