amplexicaul

amplexicaul
/am plek"si kawl'/, adj. Bot.
clasping the stem, as some leaves do at their base.
[1750-60; < NL amplexicaulis, equiv. to L amplex(us) embrace (see AMPLEXUS) + -i- -I- + caulis stem (see COLE)]

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