adj. Growing immediately on a caulis; of or pertaining to a caulis.
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adj. Growing immediately on a caulis; of or pertaining to a caulis.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
In botany, of or belonging to a stem: as, cauline leaves.
n. The coloring matter of red cabbage. It is largely used in the coloring of bogus wines.
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adj. especially of leaves; growing on a stem especially on the upper part of a stem
adj. (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground
Word Usage
"Linnæus, Flora Suecica, 789, says that the flowers of it which have perfect corolla and full scent often bear no seed, but that the later 'cauline' blossoms, without petals, are fertile."