amplexicauladj.
Bot.
Embracing or clasping the stem; said of sessile leaves, the hollow base of which clasps the stem.
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the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > [adjective] > united with stem in particular way
perfoliate1670
amplexicaul1760
stem-clasping1796
amplexicauline1879
1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. 187 Amplexicaul, embracing the stalk.
1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 284 The Screwpine Tribe..Leaves imbricated, in three rows..amplexicaul.
1851 G. F. Richardson Geol. vii. 203 Amplexicaule, stem-clasping, as in many umbelliferous plants.
1881 Gardeners' Chron. No. 413. 685 Leaves tapering at the base into a short broad amplexicaul stalk.
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