Etymology

caulicle

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Today it means: A small stalk or stem, especially the rudimentary stalk of a seed embryo Full definition →

Latin cauliculus
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The story

  1. Latin · borrowed fromcauliculus“little stalk”
  2. English todaycaulicle

Borrowed from Latin cauliculus (“little stalk”). Doublet of cauliculus.

Words from the same roots

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cauliculus

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