Crossword-Solution: CAULICLE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Caulicle | n. | A short caulis or stem, esp. the rudimentary stem seen in the embryo of seed; -- otherwise called a radicle. |
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| Rudimentary stem of a seedling | 1 answer |
| Plant stem | 16 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
AETRE
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greedy person
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Sentences with CAULICLE (5)
Theories are put forward, most learned theories, introducing capillary action, osmosis and cellular imbibition, to explain why the caulicle ascends and the radical descends.
HOW THE PLANT GETS ITS FOOD FROM THE SOIL When seeds germinate, the lower end of the caulicle, which becomes the root, bears large numbers of root-hairs.
See Radix.] (Bot.) (a) The rudimentary stem of a plant which supports the cotyledons in the seed, and from which the root is developed downward; the stem of the embryo; the caulicle.
Split a squash seed, and between the two fat sides the caulicle lies cozily tucked, like a tiny tail or handle.
The caulicle, fed by the two fat sides, pushes its way upward into the air, making a stem with leaves, and finally a big vine, while from its lower end the root develops and pushes itself as fast as possible into the earth.
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Appears in: NYT.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (1986).