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amplexicaul definition

am·plexi·caul (am pleks′i kôl′)

adjective

Bot. clasping or enveloping the stem, as the leaves of corn or teasels

Etymology: < L amplexus, pp. of amplectari, to twine around (< am-, for ambi-, ambi- + plectere, to braid: see flax) + caulis, stem: see hole

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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