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/
Meaning
1 sensesAn enlargement of the stem, branch or root of a woody plant, usually serving to store water.
woody stem of palms and tree ferns
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Latin caudex (“tree trunk”, “tree stem”); compare codex.From Latin caudex (“tree trunk”, “tree stem”); compare codex.
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Forms
plural: caudices / caudexesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant:stock