caudex
caudex · caudices · caudexes
An enlargement of the stem, branch or root of a woody plant, usually serving to store…An enlargement of the stem, branch or root of a woody plant, usually serving to store water.
/ˈkɔːdɛks/
Значення
значень: 1An enlargement of the stem, branch or root of a woody plant, usually serving to store water.
woody stem of palms and tree ferns
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мов: 1Походження
From Latin caudex (“tree trunk”, “tree stem”); compare codex.From Latin caudex (“tree trunk”, “tree stem”); compare codex.
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множина: caudices / caudexesСиноніми
синонімів: 1Близькі за значенням
- persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant:stock