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‖ caulis|ˈkɔːlɪs|
Pl. caules |ˈkɔːliːz|.
[Lat., stem, stalk; in Gr. καυλός.]
1. Arch. Each of the four principal stalks which support the volutes and helices in a Corinthian capital.
1563Shute Archit. D iij b, Voluta..which goeth out of Caulis. 1876Gwilt Archit. Gloss., Caulicolæ, the eight lesser branches or stalks in the Corinthian capital springing out from the four greater or principal caules or stalks.
2. Bot. The stalk or stem of a plant, esp. of a herbaceous plant in its natural state.
1870Bentley Bot. 101 It is called a caulis in plants which are herbaceous, or die down annually. |