acaulescent

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Hellenic *ə-

Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der.

English a-

English caulis

English -escent

English caulescent

English acaulescent

From a- + caulescent.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌæk.ɔˈlɛs.ənt/, /ˌæk.ɔˈlɛs.nt/
• Rhymes: -ɛsənt

Adjective

acaulescent (not comparable)

1. (botany) Having no stem or caulis, or only a very short one concealed in the ground.

Synonyms

• acaulous
• acauline

Translations

having no stem

• Polish: bezłodygowy (pl)
• Portuguese: acaule, acaulescente
• Spanish: acaule (es)
• Ukrainian: безстебловий (bezsteblovyj)