amplexicaul, a. Bot.
(æmˈplɛksɪkɔːl)
[ad. mod.L. amplexicaul-is (Linn.), f. amplex-us embrace, embracing + caulis stem.]
Embracing or clasping the stem; said of sessile leaves, the hollow base of which clasps the stem.
| 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. 187 Amplexicaul, embracing the stalk. 1830 Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 284 The Screwpine Tribe..Leaves imbricated, in three rows..amplexicaul. 1851 Richardson Geol. vii. 203 Amplexicaule, stem-clasping, as in many umbelliferous plants. 1881 Gard. Chr. No. 413. 685 Leaves tapering at the base into a short broad amplexicaul stalk. |