ˈkȯləˌkōl noun
also cau·li·co·lo kau̇ˈlēkəˌlō
( plural cau·li·coles -ˌkōlz ; or cau·li·co·li -_kəˌlē)
Etymology: French & Italian; French caulicole, from Italian caulicolo, from Latin cauliculus, literally, little stalk, diminutive of caulis stalk — more at hole
: one of the eight stalks rising out of the leafage in a Corinthian capital and ending in leaves that support the volutes