caulicle
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of caulicle
C17: from Latin cauliculus, from caulis stem
Example Sentences
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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.
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
Similar section through a seed turned edgewise, showing the thickness of the cotyledons, and the minute plumule between them, i. e. the minute bud on the upper end of the caulicle.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa
Half of an acorn, cut lengthwise, filled by the very thick cotyledons, the base of which encloses the minute caulicle.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa
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
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