Definition of Amplexicaul. Meaning of Amplexicaul. Synonyms of Amplexicaul

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Definition of Amplexicaul

Amplexicaul
Amplexicaul Am*plex"i*caul, a. [L. amplexus, p. p. of amplecti to encircle, to embrace + caulis stem: cf. F. amplexicaule.] (Bot.) Clasping or embracing a stem, as the base of some leaves. --Gray.

Meaning of Amplexicaul from wikipedia

- purple, 1.5–2 cm (0.59–0.79 in) long. The specific name refers to the amplexicaul leaves (leaves grasping the stem). Henbit is an annual herb with a sprawling...
- near each other. Contrast anatropous, campylotropous, and orthotropous. amplexicaul With the base dilated and clasping the stem, usually of leaves. amylum...
- and the bases of the leaves clasp up to about the half of the stem (amplexicaul). The flowering stems are erect and unbranched, 10–20 cm (4–8 in) high...
- obovate or elliptic-oblong, shortly acute, subsessile, cordate or often amplexicaul at the base. Inflorescence : Umbellate cymes. Flowers : Large, white...
- cauline leaves are just a few and smaller, more or less undivided and amplexicaul. The flowers are hermaphrodite. The flower heads are yellow sulfur, about...
- are spatulate. the median ones are lanceolate, dentate, more or less amplexicaul. Inflorescences are orange-yellow, about 2–3 centimetres (0.8–1.2 in)...
- especially in the lower part. The leaves are opposite, unstalked but not amplexicaul, lanceolate and toothed, rounded at the base, 4–10 centimetres (1.6–3...
- 19 cm and a width of 0.8 to 1.5 cm. The apex is a****inate. There are amplexicaul (clasping the stem) sheathing sti****s. This orchid blooms in summer...
- greyish-green, the lower ones with a small petioles, the upper ones partly amplexicaul. It is hermaphrodite and entomophilous. The flowers are violet-blue,...
- Species in this section are epiphytes with a single inflorescence with amplexicaul floral bracts. Plants from this section are found in New Guinea. Bulbophyllum...