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caulo-|ˈkɔːləʊ|
combining form of Gr. καυλός (or L. caulis) stem of a plant, forming first element in various technical terms of Botany, as ˈcaulobulb, a leaf-bearing or floriferous stem swollen at the base, as in Ranunculus bulbosus, and many orchids. cauloˈcarpic, cauloˈcarpous a. [Gr. καρπός fruit], producing flowers and fruit on its stem and branches many years without perishing, as ordinary shrubs and trees. cauloˈrhizous a. [Gr. ῥίζα root], sending forth roots from the stem. ˈcaulosarc = caulobulb. cauloˈtaxis [Gr. τάξις arrangement (after phyllotaxis)], (see quot.).
1880Gray Bot. Text-bk. 401 Caulocarpic, applied to plants which live to flower and fructify more than once or indefinitely. 1835–61Henslow (cited by Webster for caulocarpous.) 1882T. Hick in Jrnl. Bot. 297 The arrangement and relation of the central and lateral axes of a plant..for these the term caulotaxis will be found convenient. |