cauliculus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

cauliculus cauliculi

Etymology

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

Synonyms

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