Cau·dex n.; pl. L. Caudices E. Caudexes 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.
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caudex
n 1: persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
[syn: stock]
2: woody stem of palms and tree ferns
[also: caudices (pl)]