CAULINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cauline mean? 

• CAULINE (adjective)
  The adjective CAULINE has 2 senses:

1. (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground

2. especially of leaves; growing on a stem especially on the upper part of a stem

  Familiarity information: CAULINE used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAULINE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground

Synonyms:

caulescent; cauline; stemmed

Similar:

cylindrical-stemmed (having a cylindrical stem)

leafy-stemmed (having a leafy stem)

multi-stemmed (having many stems)

short-stemmed (having a short stem)

spiny-stemmed (having a spiny stem)

stout-stemmed (having a stout stem)

thick-stemmed (having a thick stem)

weak-stemmed (having a weak stem)

wiry-stemmed (having a wiry stem)

woolly-stemmed (having a woolly stem)

woody-stemmed (having a woody stem)

Domain category:

botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Especially of leaves; growing on a stem especially on the upper part of a stem

Context example:

cauline leaves

Domain category:

botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)

Antonym:

radical (especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem)