ANTHOCAULUS

ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈkȯləs noun

( plural anthocau·li -ˌlī)

Etymology: New Latin, from anth- (I) + Greek kaulos stem

: the stalklike basal portion of the zooid in certain solitary corals from which the oral portion is pinched off to form a new zooid