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Caudex In Botany Crossword Clue

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noun

• (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

• a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

• cylinder forming a long narrow part of something

• the tube of a tobacco pipe

• front part of a vessel or aircraft

• a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it

verb

• grow out of, have roots in, originate in

• cause to point inward

• stop the flow of a liquid

• remove the stem from

32%8 Plural form of caudex
noun

• An enlargement of the stem, branch or root of a woody plant, usually serving to store water.

31%10 Has a unique caudex formation
noun

• South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall; popular as an ornamental in tropics

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