7 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
adjective (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground
adjective especially of leaves; growing on a stem especially on the upper part of a stem
originEtymology tree English caulis Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English cauline From caulis + -ine.
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