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Caudex

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Caudex'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/caudex.html. 1828.