AMPLEXICAUL


Meaning of AMPLEXICAUL in English

/am plek"si kawl'/ , adj. Bot.

clasping the stem, as some leaves do at their base.

[ 1750-60; amplexicaulis, equiv. to L amplex ( us ) embrace (see AMPLEXUS) + -i- -I- + caulis stem (see COLE) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .