CAUDEX


Meaning of CAUDEX in English

/kaw"deks/ , n. , pl. caudices /-deuh seez'/ , caudexes . Bot.

1. the main stem of a tree, esp. a palm or tree fern.

2. the woody or thickened persistent base of an herbaceous perennial.

[ 1820-30; ]

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