cauline
[kaw-lin, -lahyn]
- of or relating to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.
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Origin of cauline
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After a time the Soldain asked the lady in marriage, but sir Cauline challenged his rival and slew him.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
When the king knew of their loves he banished sir Cauline from the kingdom.
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When it was discovered that the knight was sir Cauline, the lady "fette a sighe, that burst her gentle hearte in twayne."
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The cauline leaves are stalked and diverge widely, which habit gives its name to the plant.
Plants of J. inflata, natural size and enlarged; cauline leaves; involucral leaf.
cauline
- relating to or growing from a plant stem
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Word Origin
C18: from New Latin caulīnus, from Latin caulis stem
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Word Origin and History for cauline
adj.
"pertaining to or growing on a stem," 1756, from Latin caulis "stalk" (see cole).
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