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Adjective: cauline  'ko,lIn
  1. (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground
    - caulescent, stemmed
     
  2. (botany) especially of leaves; growing on a stem especially on the upper part of a stem
    "cauline leaves"

See also: cylindrical-stemmed, leafy-stemmed, multi-stemmed, short-stemmed, spiny-stemmed, stout-stemmed, thick-stemmed, weak-stemmed, wiry-stemmed, woody-stemmed, woolly-stemmed

Antonym: radical

Encyclopedia: Cauline

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Caudine Forks
caudle
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cauldron
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cauliflower
cauliflower ear
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caulk
caulked
caulking
Caulophyllum
Caulophyllum thalictrioides
Caulophyllum thalictroides
causa
causal
causal agency
causal agent