Amplexicaul

/æmplɛksɪˈkɔːl/ adjective

Definition

In botany, describing a leaf base that clasps or wraps partly around the stem without fully encircling it.

Etymology

From Latin 'amplexus' (embracing) + 'caulis' (stem). A botanical term standardized in the 18th-19th centuries as botanists needed precise terminology for leaf-stem relationships.

Kelly Says

Many economically important plants like cabbages and certain grains have amplexicaul leaves—this clasping adaptation evolved because it's super efficient at funneling rainwater directly down to the roots without wasting a drop.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
ARالعربية
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
BNবাংলা
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
CACatalà
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
CSČeština
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
DADansk
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
DEDeutsch
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
ELΕλληνικά
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
ESEspañol
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
FAفارسی
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
FISuomi
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
FRFrançais
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
GUGU
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
HAHA
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
HEעברית
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
HIहिन्दी
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
HUMagyar
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
IDBahasa Indonesia
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
IGIG
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
ITItaliano
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
JA日本語
amplexicaul
am-p-le-h-si-kaw-ru
KKKK
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
KMKM
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
KO한국어
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
MRMR
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
MSBahasa Melayu
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
MYမြန်မာ
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
NLNederlands
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
NONorsk
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
PAPA
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
PLPolski
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
PTPortuguês
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
RORomână
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
RUРусский
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
SVSvenska
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
SWKiswahili
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
TAதமிழ்
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
TEతెలుగు
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
THไทย
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
TLTL
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
TRTürkçe
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
UKУкраїнська
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
URاردو
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
VITiếng Việt
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
YOYO
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
ZH中文
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l
ZUZU
amplexicaul
am-pleh-si-kaw-l

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