caudices

Variant of caudex

caudex definition

cau·dex (-deks′)

noun pl. caudices -·di·ces′ (-di sēz′) or caudexes -·dex′es

  1. the persistent stem of a perennial plant
  2. the stem of a woody plant, esp. of a palm or tree fern

Etymology: L, tree trunk, log: see hew

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