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Definition of Caudex

Caudex
Caudex Cau"dex, n.; pl. L. Caudices, E. Caudexes. [L.] (Bot.) The stem of a tree., esp. a stem without a branch, as of a palm or a tree fern; also, the perennial rootstock of an herbaceous plant.

Meaning of Caudex from wikipedia

- A caudex (pl.: caudices) of a plant is a stem, but the term is also used to mean a rootstock and particularly a basal stem structure from which new growth...
- Appius Claudius Caudex (fl. 264 BC) was a Roman politician. He was the younger brother of Appius Claudius Caecus, and served as consul in 264 BC. In that...
- with pachycaul (disproportionately large) stems and a stout, swollen basal caudex (a rootstock that protrudes from the soil). The leaves are spirally arranged...
- divided on whether to help. A supporter of war, the consul Appius Claudius Caudex, turned to one of the po****r ****emblies to get a favourable vote by promising...
- fleshy modified leaves that enclose a bud for the next season's growth Caudex, a form of stem modification similar in appearance to a tuber Corm, modified...
- nature, the caudex is usually in shade beneath thicket vegetation, and only the leafy tendrils reach up to the sunlight. Therefore, the caudex is sensitive...
- Political offices Preceded by Appius Claudius Caudex Marcus Fulvius Flaccus Roman consul with Manius Otacilius Cr****us 263 BC Succeeded by Lucius Postumius...
- 18 meters (40 to 60 feet). This upper growth springs up from a tuberous caudex which, according to Everett "may occupy a circle sixty feet [18 meters]...
- perennial growing to 15 feet 6 inches (4.72 m) with a noticeable expanded caudex, for storing water. The single palm-like stem produces terminal tufts of...
- cutting. Cutting-grown plants do not tend to develop a desirable thick caudex as quickly as seed-grown plants. The sap of Adenium boehmianum, A. multiflorum...