Amplexicaul

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

  Amplexicaul \Am*plex"i*caul\, a. [L. amplexus, p. p. of amplecti
     to encircle, to embrace + caulis stem: cf. F. amplexicaule.]
     (Bot.)
     Clasping or embracing a stem, as the base of some leaves.
     --Gray.
     [1913 Webster]