caudex

cau·dex  (kôdks)

n. pl. cau·di·ces (-d-sz) or cau·dex·es

1. The thickened, usually underground base of the stem of many perennial herbaceous plants, from which new leaves and flowering stems arise.

2. The trunk of a palm or tree fern.

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[Latin caudex, tree trunk.]

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caudex [ˈkɔːdɛks]

n pl -dices [-dɪˌsiːz], -dexes

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the thickened persistent stem base of some herbaceous perennial plants

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the woody stem of palms and tree ferns

[from Latin]

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caudex  (kôdks)

1. The thickened, usually underground base of the stem of many perennial herbaceous plants, from which new leaves and flowering stems arise.

2. The trunk of a palm or tree fern.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	caudex - persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant stock stalk, stem - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
	2.	caudex - woody stem of palms and tree ferns stalk, stem - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ