caulicle
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of caulicle
C17: from Latin cauliculus, from caulis stem
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
It is not the caulicle; for this lengthens hardly any.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Asa Gray
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 Asa Gray
Note that they are all on the same level, that is, belong to the same node, so as to form a circle or whorl at the summit of the caulicle.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Asa Gray
The caulicle can be proved by the manner of its growth to be of the nature of stem, not root.
From Outlines of Lessons in Botany, Part I; from Seed to Leaf by Jane H. Newell
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a wordDefinitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
