acaulescent
adjective
acau·les·cent ˌā-kȯ-ˈle-sᵊnt 
: having no stem or appearing to have none
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin acaulēscent-, acaulēscens, from a- a- entry 2 + caulēscent-, caulēscens "having a stem evident above ground," from Latin caulis "stalk, stem" + -ēscent-, ēscens (as in arborēscens arborescent) — more at cole
First Known Use
1822, in the meaning defined above
- the off
- the offside
- the old adam
- the old country
- the old guard
- the old heave-ho
- the old school
- the Old Testament
- the old world
- the oldest profession
- the Olympic Games
- the Olympics
- the one about
- the one and only
- the only (person or thing) for
- the only for
- the only game in town
- the only person or thing for
- the only thing
- the open air
- the open road
- the open sea
- the opera
- the opposite sex
- the opposite side of the coin