caulicle
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of caulicle
C17: from Latin cauliculus, from caulis stem
Example Sentences
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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
Vertical section, dividing the embryo, a, caulicle: b, cotyledon; c, plumule.
From Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; from Seed to Leaf by Newell, Jane H.
The root of the Morning-Glory is primary; it is a direct downward growth from the tip of the caulicle.
From Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; from Seed to Leaf by Newell, Jane H.
It is not the caulicle; for this lengthens hardly any.
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
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