Meanings
adjectivecaudical (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to the caudex.
Origin
- Latincaudex, caudicis“tree trunk, stump”
- Englishcaudical
From oblique stem of Latin caudex, caudicis (“tree trunk, stump”) + -al.
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caudical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caudical
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“caudical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caudical. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caudical,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caudical.
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