"caudicle" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: caudicles [plural]
Etymology: Diminutive of Latin cauda (“tail, appendage”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} caudicle (plural caudicles)
  1. (botany) A slender, elastic process to which the masses of pollen in orchidaceous plants are attached. Categories (topical): Botany Synonyms: stipe, caudicula Related terms: caudex, caudiculate

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