Definition of Acaulescent. Meaning of Acaulescent. Synonyms of Acaulescent

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Definition of Acaulescent

Acaulescent
Acaulescent Ac`au*les"cent, a. [Pref. a- not + caulescent.] (Bot.) Having no stem or caulis, or only a very short one concealed in the ground. --Gray.

Meaning of Acaulescent from wikipedia

- is commonly formed, for example, at the base of a petiole or pedicel. acaulescent Having no apparent stem, or at least none visible above the ground surface...
- Commonly known as ****ebores (/ˈhɛləbɔːrz/), the Eurasian genus ****eborus consists of approximately 20 species of herbaceous or evergreen perennial flowering...
- in appearance to other ****ebores found in the Balkan region. It is acaulescent, meaning it lacks a stem with leaves, instead sending up a leafless flower...
- caulescent or acaulescent (with or without a visible plant stem above the ground) herbs, shrubs or very rarely treelets. In acaulescent taxa the foliage...
- slopes or woodlands at elevations of 1200–2000 m. Agave havardiana is an acaulescent species forming rosettes low to the ground, sometimes creating suckers...
- threatened. Yucca arkansana is one of the smaller members of the genus Yucca, acaulescent or with a stem no more than 76 cm tall. Flowers are greenish-white, borne...
- placentation with fruit that is a loculicidal capsule. Crocus is an acaulescent (lacking a visible lower stem above ground) diminutive seasonal cormous...
- referred to as geophytes. Terms used in describing plant habit, include: Acaulescent – the leaves and inflorescence rise from the ground, and appear to have...
- reproduction, protection, or photosynthesis, including the following: Acaulescent: Used to describe stems in plants that appear to be stemless. Actually...
- the rest are "arborescent palms" or tree palms, "shrub palms" and "acaulescent palms", as defined in Dransfield (1978 cited in Kubitzki ed. 1998, see...