caulicle

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noun

A small stalk or stem, especially the rudimentary stalk of a seed embryo

OriginLatin cauliculus →
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Meanings

nouncaulicle (plural caulicles)

plural caulicles

  1. biologyA small stalk or stem, especially the rudimentary stalk of a seed embryo

Origin

  1. Latincauliculus“little stalk”
  2. Englishcaulicle

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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