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amplexicaul, a. Bot.|æmˈplɛksɪkɔːl|
[ad. mod.L. amplexicaul-is (Linn.), f. amplex-us embrace, embracing + caulis stem.]
Embracing or clasping the stem; said of sessile leaves, the hollow base of which clasps the stem.
1760J. Lee Introd. Bot. 187 Amplexicaul, embracing the stalk. 1830Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 284 The Screwpine Tribe..Leaves imbricated, in three rows..amplexicaul. 1851Richardson Geol. vii. 203 Amplexicaule, stem-clasping, as in many umbelliferous plants. 1881Gard. Chr. No. 413. 685 Leaves tapering at the base into a short broad amplexicaul stalk. |