acaulineadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)eɪˈkɔːlʌɪn/, U.S.

/eɪˈkɔˌlaɪn/,

/eɪˈkɑˌlaɪn/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin acaulis , -ine suffix¹.

Etymology: < scientific Latin acaulis stemless (1745 in Linnaeus, or earlier; spec. use of post-classical Latin acaulis (1610 or earlier) < a- a- prefix⁶ + classical Latin caulis stem: see caul n.²) + -ine suffix¹. Compare earlier acaulose adj., acaulous adj., and acaulescent adj. Compare French acaule (1789).

Botany.

= acaulescent adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > stem or stalk > [adjective] > having a stem or stalk > having no stem or stalk

capillar1601

acaulose1687

stalkless1698

capillary1726

capillaceous1731

acaulous1753

stemless1796

acaulescent1822

acauline1835

unstalked1875

1835 J. Knowles Pronouncing & Explanatory Dict. Eng. Lang. Acauline, in botany, having flowers, resting on the ground, without a stem.

1857 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 20 338 It cannot be described as acauline as the stem is more than a foot in height.

1883 Proc. Bristol Naturalists' Soc. 4 105 Acauline plants are frequent on the Mendips.

1925 New Phytologist 24 227 O. subulatum is a dwarf acauline perennial herb..confined to the South Island of New Zealand.

2004 R. Spichiger et al. Systematic Bot. Flowering Plants 138 Description of the family... Large perennial herbs acauline or caulescent.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acauline
释义	acaulineadj. Brit. /(ˌ)eɪˈkɔːlʌɪn/, U.S. /eɪˈkɔˌlaɪn/, /eɪˈkɑˌlaɪn/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin acaulis , -ine suffix¹. Etymology: < scientific Latin acaulis stemless (1745 in Linnaeus, or earlier; spec. use of post-classical Latin acaulis (1610 or earlier) < a- a- prefix⁶ + classical Latin caulis stem: see caul n.²) + -ine suffix¹. Compare earlier acaulose adj., acaulous adj., and acaulescent adj. Compare French acaule (1789). Botany. = acaulescent adj. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > stem or stalk > [adjective] > having a stem or stalk > having no stem or stalk capillar1601 acaulose1687 stalkless1698 capillary1726 capillaceous1731 acaulous1753 stemless1796 acaulescent1822 acauline1835 unstalked1875 1835 J. Knowles Pronouncing & Explanatory Dict. Eng. Lang. Acauline, in botany, having flowers, resting on the ground, without a stem. 1857 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 20 338 It cannot be described as acauline as the stem is more than a foot in height. 1883 Proc. Bristol Naturalists' Soc. 4 105 Acauline plants are frequent on the Mendips. 1925 New Phytologist 24 227 O. subulatum is a dwarf acauline perennial herb..confined to the South Island of New Zealand. 2004 R. Spichiger et al. Systematic Bot. Flowering Plants 138 Description of the family... Large perennial herbs acauline or caulescent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1835
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