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Caudex

//ˈkɔːdɛks// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An enlargement of the stem, branch or root of a woody plant, usually serving to store water.
  2. 2
    woody stem of palms and tree ferns wordnet
  3. 3
    persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant wordnet

Etymology

From Latin caudex (“tree trunk”, “tree stem”); compare codex.

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