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Diminutive of Latin cauda (“tail, appendage”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
caudicle
Today it means: A slender, elastic process to which the masses of pollen in orchidaceous plants are attached. Full definition →
Today it means: A slender, elastic process to which the masses of pollen in orchidaceous plants are attached. Full definition →
Diminutive of Latin cauda (“tail, appendage”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.