1) Stalk 2) Stem 3) Stock
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1) Stem
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A caudex (plural: caudices) of a plant is a stem, but the term is also used to mean a rootstock and particularly a basal stem structure from which new growth arises. In the strict sense of the term, meaning a stem, `caudex` is most often used with plants that have a different stem morphology from the typical angiosperm dicotyledon stem, such as .....
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• (n.) The stem of a tree., esp. a stem without a branch, as of a palm or a tree fern; also, the perennial rootstock of an herbaceous plant.
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the persistent, often woody base of an otherwise annual herbaceous stem
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A thick, erect trunk. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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the persistent, often woody base of an otherwise annual herbaceous stem
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A short, thickened, often woody, vertical or branched perennial stem, usually at or below ground level.
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Cau'dex noun ;
plural Latin
Caudices , English
Caudexes . [ Latin ]
(Botany) The stem of a tree., esp. a stem without a branch, as of a palm or a tree fern; also, the perennial rootstock of an herbaceous plant.
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Stem, trunk; used particularly to designate the persistent base of an herbaceous stem that is otherwise annual, and also for the stem of tree-ferns and palms.
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In botany, caudex refers to the scaly trunk of palms and tree-ferns and the thickened persistent stem base of some herbaceous perennial plants.
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[
n] - woody stem of palms and tree ferns
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