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amplexicaul

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am·plex·i·caul  (m-plks-kôl)
adj.
Clasping the stem, as the bases of certain leaves do.
[Latin amplexus, an embracing; see amplexus + Latin caulis, stem.]
amplexicaul [æmˈplɛksɪˌkɔːl]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of some sessile leaves, stipules, etc.) having an enlarged base that encircles the stem
[from New Latin amplexicaulis, from Latin amplectī to embrace + caulis stalk]
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