cauline

[kaw-lin, -lahyn]

adjective Botany.

of or relating to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.

Origin of cauline

1750–60; < Latin caul(is) a stalk, stem + -ine¹

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Historical Examples of cauline

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 1
The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
When the king knew of their loves he banished sir Cauline from the kingdom.
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1
The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
When it was discovered that the knight was sir Cauline, the lady "fette a sighe, that burst her gentle hearte in twayne."
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1
The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
The cauline leaves are stalked and diverge widely, which habit gives its name to the plant.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 484, April 11, 1885
Various
Plants of J. inflata, natural size and enlarged; cauline leaves; involucral leaf.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States
Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for cauline

cauline

adjective

relating to or growing from a plant stem

Word Origin for cauline

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).