ADJECTIVE | all | cauline, caulescent, stemmed | (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground |
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all | cauline | especially of leaves |
Meaning | (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground. | |
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Synonyms | caulescent, stemmed | |
Category | botany, phytology | The branch of biology that studies plants |
Narrower | 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 | |
woody-stemmed | Having a woody stem | |
woolly-stemmed | Having a woolly stem | |
Opposite | acaulescent, stemless | (of plants) having no apparent stem above ground |
Spanish | caulescente, caulinares | |
Catalan | caulescent |
Meaning | especially of leaves; growing on a stem especially on the upper part of a stem. | |
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Example | "cauline leaves" | |
Category | botany, phytology | The branch of biology that studies plants |
Opposite | radical, basal | especially of leaves |
Spanish | caulinar | |
Catalan | caulinar |
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