caudex

[ kaw-deks ]

/ ˈkɔ dɛks /

noun, plural cau·di·ces [kaw-duh-seez], /ˈkɔ dəˌsiz/, cau·dex·es.Botany.

the main stem of a tree, especially a palm or tree fern.

the woody or thickened persistent base of an herbaceous perennial.

Origin of caudex

1820–30; <Latin: tree trunk; cf. codex

Words nearby caudex

caudate, caudate lobe, caudate nucleus, caudate process, caudatum, caudex, caudillismo, caudillo, Caudine Forks, caudle, caudle cup

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Example sentences from the Web for caudex

Where the stem of the Fern is upright it is properly termed a caudex, whilst in its horizontal form it is spoken of as a rhizome.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
The name of a book, caudex, codex, was first given to these tabellae when they were strung together to form a square book.
Old English Libraries|Ernest Savage
A very characteristic feature of the Male Fern is its stout and sometimes very upright stem or caudex.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
Kydia continues; a fine Palm, caudex 8-10-pedali; it probably belongs to the genus Wallichia?
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith

The striking resemblance of Kingia, in caudex and leaves, to Xanthorrhoea, cannot fail to suggest its affinity to that genus also.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King

British Dictionary definitions for caudex

caudex

/ (ˈkɔːdɛks) /

noun plural -dices (-dɪˌsiːz) or -dexes

the thickened persistent stem base of some herbaceous perennial plants

the woody stem of palms and tree ferns

Word Origin for caudex

C19: from Latin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for caudex

caudex

[ kô′dĕks′ ]

The thickened, usually underground base of the stem of many perennial herbaceous plants, from which new leaves and flowering stems arise.

The trunk of a palm or tree fern.

单词	caudex
释义	caudex [ kaw-deks ] / ˈkɔ dɛks / noun, plural cau·di·ces [kaw-duh-seez], /ˈkɔ dəˌsiz/, cau·dex·es.Botany. the main stem of a tree, especially a palm or tree fern. the woody or thickened persistent base of an herbaceous perennial. Origin of caudex 1820–30; <Latin: tree trunk; cf. codex Words nearby caudex caudate, caudate lobe, caudate nucleus, caudate process, caudatum, caudex, caudillismo, caudillo, Caudine Forks, caudle, caudle cup Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for caudex Where the stem of the Fern is upright it is properly termed a caudex, whilst in its horizontal form it is spoken of as a rhizome. How to Know the Ferns\|S. Leonard Bastin The name of a book, caudex, codex, was first given to these tabellae when they were strung together to form a square book. Old English Libraries\|Ernest Savage A very characteristic feature of the Male Fern is its stout and sometimes very upright stem or caudex. How to Know the Ferns\|S. Leonard Bastin Kydia continues; a fine Palm, caudex 8-10-pedali; it probably belongs to the genus Wallichia? Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The\|William Griffith The striking resemblance of Kingia, in caudex and leaves, to Xanthorrhoea, cannot fail to suggest its affinity to that genus also. Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]\|Phillip Parker King British Dictionary definitions for caudex caudex / (ˈkɔːdɛks) / noun plural -dices (-dɪˌsiːz) or -dexes the thickened persistent stem base of some herbaceous perennial plants the woody stem of palms and tree ferns Word Origin for caudex C19: from Latin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for caudex caudex [ kô′dĕks′ ] The thickened, usually underground base of the stem of many perennial herbaceous plants, from which new leaves and flowering stems arise. The trunk of a palm or tree fern. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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