In botany, describing a plant that produces fruit along its main stem rather than only at the branch tips.
From Greek 'kaulos' (stem) + 'karpos' (fruit) + '-ic' (adjective suffix). The term was coined in botanical taxonomy to distinguish branching and fruiting patterns.
Tomato plants are caulocarpic because they produce flowers and fruit right along the main stem, while other plants waste energy making branches first—this is why breeders select caulocarpic varieties for efficiency!
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