- Acaulescent
- Acaulescent Ac`au*les"cent, a. [Pref. a- not + caulescent.] (Bot.) Having no stem or caulis, or only a very short one concealed in the ground. --Gray. [1913 Webster]
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Acaulescent
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acaulescent — [ā kô′ləsā΄kô les′ nt] adj. [ A 2 + CAULESCENT] Bot. having no stem or only a very short stem: also acaulous [ā kô′ləs] acaulescence n … English World dictionary
acaulescent — adjective Etymology: a + Latin caulis stem more at hole Date: 1854 having no stem or appearing to have none … New Collegiate Dictionary
acaulescent — acaulescence, n. /ak aw les euhnt, ay kaw /, adj. Bot. not caulescent; stemless; without visible stem. Also, acauline /ay kaw lin, luyn/, acaulose /ay kaw lohs/, acaulous /ay kaw leuhs/. [1850 55; A 6 + CAULESCENT] * * * … Universalium
acaulescent — adjective Having no stem or caulis, or only a very short one concealed in the ground. Syn: acaulous, acauline … Wiktionary
acaulescent — adj. having a short stem … English contemporary dictionary
acaulescent — Without any evident trunk or stem. See also hypogeous. Cf. caulescent, epigeous. * IUCN/SSC Cycad Specialist Group, P.O. Box 971063, Miami, FL 33197 1063, USA; jody@cycadconservation.org … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
acaulescent — acau·les·cent … English syllables
acaulescent — ac•au•les•cent [[t]ˌæk ɔˈlɛs ənt, ˌeɪ kɔ [/t]] adj. bot (of a plant) lacking a visible stem • Etymology: 1850–55 ac au•les′cence, n … From formal English to slang
acaulescent — /eɪkɔˈlɛsənt/ (say aykaw lesuhnt) adjective not caulescent; stemless; without visible stem. Also, acauline /eɪˈkɔlaɪn/ (say ay kawluyn), acaulose /eɪˈkɔloʊs/ (say ay kawlohs), acaulous /eɪˈkɔləs/ (say ay kawluhs) …
acaulescent — a. lacking a stem … Dictionary of difficult words
