acaulescent

a·cau·les·cent

 (ā′kô-lĕs′ənt)

adj. Botany

Stemless or apparently so.

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acaulescent

(ˌækɔːˈlɛsənt) (eɪˈkɔːləs) or

acaulous

adj

(Botany) having no visible stem or a very short one

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ac•au•les•cent

(ˌæk ɔˈlɛs ənt, ˌeɪ kɔ-)

adj.

(of a plant) lacking a visible stem.

[1850–55]

ac`au•les′cence, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

acaulescent - (of plants) having no apparent stem above ground stemless phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants caulescent, cauline, stemmed - (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground

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Translations

acaule

acaule