Cauline

2 definitions found

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

  Cauline \Cau"line\, a. (Bot.)
     Growing immediately on a caulis; of or pertaining to a
     caulis.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  cauline
       adj 1: producing a well-developed stem above ground [syn: {caulescent},
               {stemmed}] [ant: {acaulescent}]
       2: especially of leaves; growing on a stem especially on the
          upper part of a stem; "cauline leaves" [ant: {radical}]