Acaulescent

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Acaulescent \Ac`au*les"cent\, a. [Pref. a- not + caulescent.]
     (Bot.)
     Having no stem or caulis, or only a very short one concealed
     in the ground. --Gray.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  acaulescent
       adj : having no apparent stem above ground [syn: {stemless}] [ant:
              {caulescent}]