Word
acaulous
Definition
adj. describing a plant that does not have a stem. These plants often look like they are growing directly from the ground without any visible middle part.
adj. lacking a stem; referring to a plant that appears to have no visible axis. Often used to describe certain succulent or ground-hugging species.
Examples
“The desert plant is acaulous, growing directly from the soil.”
“In arid environments, many acaulous plants have evolved to store water in their thick, fleshy leaves rather than in a central stem.”
“The botanist noted that the specimen was acaulous, with all its photosynthetic activity occurring in the broad, flattened rosettes rather than a traditional vertical axis.”
Examples
simple
“The desert plant is acaulous, growing directly from the soil.”
contextual
“In arid environments, many acaulous plants have evolved to store water in their thick, fleshy leaves rather than in a central stem.”
complex
“The botanist noted that the specimen was acaulous, with all its photosynthetic activity occurring in the broad, flattened rosettes rather than a traditional vertical axis.”
Etymology
From a- + caulis (“stalk”) + -ous. See cole.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Domain
Scan code
englishreference.com/q/acaulous