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acaulescent definition

acau·les·cent (ā′kô les′'nt)

adjective

Bot. having no stem or only a very short stem
also acaulous acau′·lous (ā kô′ləs)

Etymology: a- + caulescent

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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