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acaulescent
[ ak-aw-les-uhnt, ey-kaw- ]
acaulescent
/ ˌæ°ìÉ”Ëˈ±ôÉ›²õÉ™²Ô³Ù /
adjective
- having no visible stem or a very short one
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²¹³¦î€…a³Ü·±ô±ð²õc±ð²Ô³¦±ð noun
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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
Examples have not been reviewed.
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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