Caulescent

kaw-les′ent, adj. ( bot. ) having a stem rising above the ground—also Caulif′erous .— n. Cau′licle , a rudimentary stem.— adj. Caulic′olous , growing on a stem.— n.pl. Cauliculā′ta , the black or an tip a thar i an corals.— adj. Caulic′ulāte .— n. Caulic′ulus , one of the slender stems springing from the caules or main stalks supporting the volutes in the Corinthian capital.— adjs. Caul′iform , having the form of a stem; Caulig′enous , borne upon the stem; Caul′inary , Cau′line , belonging to a stem.— n. Cau′lis , the stem of a plant: one of the main stems at the angles of the Corinthian capital. [L. caulis , a stalk.]