caulicole
noun
cau·li·cole
ˈkȯləˌkōl
variants or less commonly caulicolo
kau̇ˈlēkəˌlō
plural caulicoles
-ˌkōlz
or caulicoli -kəˌlē
: one of the eight stalks rising out of the leafage in a Corinthian capital and ending in leaves that support the volutes
Word History
Etymology
French & Italian; French caulicole, from Italian caulicolo, from Latin cauliculus, literally, little stalk, diminutive of caulis stalk