caudex

Pronunciation:		'kodeks
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] woody stem of palms and tree ferns [n] persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant

	Synonyms:	stock

	See Also:	stalk, stem

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Cau"dex\, n.; pl. L. {Caudices}, E. {Caudexes}. [L.] (Bot.) The stem of a tree., esp. a stem without a branch, as of a palm or a tree fern; also, the perennial rootstock of an herbaceous plant.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	A thick, erect trunk.