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Added 10 October 2026

cauliculus

noun

Latin root: cauliculus Wiktionary

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In the Corinthian capital, any of the eight stalks rising out of the lower leafage and terminating in leaves which seem to support the volutes.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin cauliculus (“little stalk”). Doublet of caulicle.

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