acaulousadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)eɪˈkɔːləs/, U.S.

/eɪˈkɔləs/,

/eɪˈkɑləs/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: French acaule , -ous suffix; Latin acaulis , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < French acaule or its etymon post-classical Latin acaulis (for both, see acauline adj.) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier acaulose adj.

Botany.

= acaulescent adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > stem or stalk > [adjective] > having a stem or stalk > having no stem or stalk

capillar1601

acaulose1687

stalkless1698

capillary1726

capillaceous1731

acaulous1753

stemless1796

acaulescent1822

acauline1835

unstalked1875

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Acaulous, is applied, by botanists, to those plants which have no proper stem, or caulis.

1802 Rural Recreations (Soc. Pract. Gardeners) 412 Acaulous wild ditto.

1820 Edinb. Philos. Jrnl. 3 115 This species.., like the C. humile is acaulous.

1888 H. Baillon Nat. Hist. Plants VIII. 17/1 Pseudoceris, acaulous herbs of Madagascar, connect this series with the Cichorieæ.

1948 Econ. Bot. 2 55 (caption) A group of female, or pistillate, tagua palms, showing their acaulous nature.

1957 Science 5 July 30/3 In the absence of gibberellin, lettuce,..dill, and mustard remained vegetative and acaulous.

2004 Novon 14 464/1 Diminutive acaulous annuals..from taproots.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acaulous
释义	acaulousadj. Brit. /(ˌ)eɪˈkɔːləs/, U.S. /eɪˈkɔləs/, /eɪˈkɑləs/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: French acaule , -ous suffix; Latin acaulis , -ous suffix. Etymology: < French acaule or its etymon post-classical Latin acaulis (for both, see acauline adj.) + -ous suffix. Compare earlier acaulose adj. Botany. = acaulescent adj. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > stem or stalk > [adjective] > having a stem or stalk > having no stem or stalk capillar1601 acaulose1687 stalkless1698 capillary1726 capillaceous1731 acaulous1753 stemless1796 acaulescent1822 acauline1835 unstalked1875 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Acaulous, is applied, by botanists, to those plants which have no proper stem, or caulis. 1802 Rural Recreations (Soc. Pract. Gardeners) 412 Acaulous wild ditto. 1820 Edinb. Philos. Jrnl. 3 115 This species.., like the C. humile is acaulous. 1888 H. Baillon Nat. Hist. Plants VIII. 17/1 Pseudoceris, acaulous herbs of Madagascar, connect this series with the Cichorieæ. 1948 Econ. Bot. 2 55 (caption) A group of female, or pistillate, tagua palms, showing their acaulous nature. 1957 Science 5 July 30/3 In the absence of gibberellin, lettuce,..dill, and mustard remained vegetative and acaulous. 2004 Novon 14 464/1 Diminutive acaulous annuals..from taproots. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1753
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