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

  Caudex \Cau"dex\, n.; pl. L. {Caudices}, E. {Caudexes}. [L.]
     (Bot.)
     The stem of a tree., esp. a stem without a branch, as of a
     palm or a tree fern; also, the perennial rootstock of an
     herbaceous plant.
     [1913 Webster] Caudicle



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  caudices
       See {caudex}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  caudex
       n 1: persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
            [syn: {stock}]
       2: woody stem of palms and tree ferns
       [also: {caudices} (pl)]

















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