caudex

/kaw-deks/US // ˈkɔ dɛks //UK // (ˈkɔːdɛks) //

尾巴,尾数,尾闾,尾随者

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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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.

Caudex arhorescens cicatricibus basibusve foliorum exasperatus?
Caudex arborescens erectus simplicissimus cylindraceus, 6-18-pedes altus, crassitie femoris.
The striking resemblance of Kingia, in caudex and leaves, to Xanthorrhoea, cannot fail to suggest its affinity to that genus also.
The name of a book, caudex, codex, was first given to these tabellae when they were strung together to form a square book.
The stem is short or entirely wanting, arising from a long and thick caudex.