pachycaulyn.
/ˈpakɪkɔːli/, U.S. /ˈpækiˌkɔli/, /ˈpækiˌkɑli/ Botany.
Pachycaulous development.
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1954 E. J. H. Corner in Phytomorphology 4 264/1 In general, six effects accompany the transition from pachycauly to leptocauly.
1974 New Phytologist 73 971 I propose a general hypothesis on the evolutionary trends involving pachycauly in Senecio.
1992 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 79 910/1 While an extremely active cork cambium is present in Cybianthus quelchii, it does not result in pachycauly, such as was reported in C. lineatus.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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