caulicle

British  

/ ˈkɔːlɪkəl /

noun

1. botany a small stalk or stem

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Etymology

Origin of caulicle

C17: from Latin cauliculus, from caulis stem

Example Sentences

Em�bry-o, the little plant forming a part of the seed, usually consisting of caulicle, one or more cotyledons and a plumule.

From Seeds of Michigan Weeds Bulletin 260, Michigan State Agricultural College Experiment Station, Division of Botany, March, 1910 by Beal, W. J. (William James)

Accumbent cotyledons have their edges placed against the caulicle.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

It will throw out roots and the pupil will readily understand that the caulicle does the same thing.

From Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; from Seed to Leaf by Newell, Jane H.

Nature of the Caulicle.—Probably some of the pupils will have called the caulicle the root.

From Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; from Seed to Leaf by Newell, Jane H.

Indeed, the earliest growth which carries the very short caulicle out of the shell comes from the formation of foot-stalks to the cotyledons; above these develops the strong plumule, below grows the stout root.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa