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Noun: caudex (caudices,caudexes)  kodeks
  1. Persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
    - stock
     
  2. Woody stem of palms and tree ferns

Derived forms: caudexes, caudices

Type of: stalk, stem

Encyclopedia: Caudex

Nearest

caudal anesthesia
caudal appendage
caudal block
caudal fin
caudal vertebra
caudally
Caudata
caudate
caudate nucleus
caudated
caudex
Caudine Forks
caudle
caught short
caught up
caul
cauldron
caulescent
cauliflower
cauliflower ear
cauline