caudicle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A slender, elastic process to which the masses of pollen in orchidaceous plants are attached.

Word forms

caudicle caudicles caudicula

Etymology

Diminutive of Latin cauda (“tail, appendage”).

Synonyms

Related words

caudex caudiculate
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