caulicle
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of caulicle
C17: from Latin cauliculus, from caulis stem
Example Sentences
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Correspondingly, their caulicle does not lengthen to elevate them above the surface of the soil; the growth below the cotyledons is nearly all of root.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa
The end which almost touches the seed coat is caulicle, the other end belongs to the solitary cotyledon.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa
Whole embryo of same just beginning to grow; a, the stemlet or caulicle, which in 13 has considerably lengthened.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa
You can see the little stem, or caulicle in fat seeds like squash and melon, beans and pease.
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.
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