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caudex

/ˈkɔːdɛks/ noun

Latin root: caudex Wiktionary

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An enlargement of the stem, branch or root of a woody plant, usually serving to store water.
1 2 3 4 “‖caudex” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2 Ed.; 1989]

Origin

From Latin caudex (“tree trunk”, “tree stem”); compare codex.

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