caudiciform

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adjective

Shaped like a caudex or stem.

OriginLatin caudex, caudicis →
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Meanings

adjectivecaudiciform (comparative more caudiciform, superlative most caudiciform)

comparative more caudiciform · superlative most caudiciform

  1. biologyShaped like a caudex or stem.
  2. biologyHaving a thick stem; pachycaul.

Origin

  1. Latincaudex, caudicis“tree trunk, stump”
  2. Englishcaudiciform

From oblique stem of Latin caudex, caudicis (“tree trunk, stump”) + -iform.

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APA

caudiciform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caudiciform

MLA

“caudiciform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caudiciform. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “caudiciform,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/caudiciform.

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