cau·li·flor·y (kô l -flôr  , -fl r)n. The production of flowers and fruits on the older branches or trunks of woody plants, such as the redbud, and many mostly tropical plants, including cacao. [From Latin caulis, stem + fl s, flr-, flower; see flower.]cau li·florous adj. |
cauliflory [ˈkɔːlɪˌflɔːrɪ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany the production of flowers on the trunk, branches, etc., of a woody plant, as opposed to the ends of the twigs
[from Latin caulis stem + -flory, from flōs flower]
cauliflorous adj
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