Webster's 1828 Dictionary
AMPLEXICAUL
a.[L. amplexor, to embrace, of amb about, and plico, plexus, to fold, and caulis a stem. ] In botany, surrounding or embracing the stem, as the base of a leaf.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
AMPLEXICAUL
Am *plex "i *caul, a. Etym: [L. amplexus, p. p. of amplecti to encircle, to embrace + caulis stem: cf. F. amplexicaule.] (Bot. )
Defn: Clasping or embracing a stem, as the base of some leaves. Gray.
New American Oxford Dictionary
amplexicaul
am plex i caul |amˈpleksiˌkôl æmˈplɛksəkɔl | ▶adjective Botany (of a leaf ) embracing and surrounding the stem.
Oxford Dictionary
amplexicaul
am plex i caul |amˈpleksiˌkôl æmˈplɛksəkɔl | ▶adjective Botany (of a leaf ) embracing and surrounding the stem.
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