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acaulescent

[ ak-aw-les-uhnt, ey-kaw- ]

adjective

Botany.
  1. not caulescent; stemless; without visible stem.


acaulescent

/ ˌæ°ìÉ”Ëˈ±ôÉ›²õÉ™²Ô³Ù /

adjective

  1. having no visible stem or a very short one
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of acaulescent1

First recorded in 1850–55; a- 6 + caulescent
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Example Sentences

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For this reason the species is called acaulescent, indicating that it has no other stem than the subterranean rootstock.

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In Holland the acaulescent primrose is quite a common plant, filling the woods in the spring with thousands of clusters of bright yellow flowers.

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This conclusion being accepted, the accidental re-apparition of bracts within the family must be considered as a case of systematic atavism, quite analogous to the re-appearance of the scapes in the acaulescent primrose.

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