leptocaulous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to a leptocaul; having a slender stem and many branches.
  2. Not exhibiting further enlargement of segments formed by secondary growth after their initial formation, so that filaments remain at the same diameter as the apical cell that generated them.

Pronunciation

/ˌlɛptoʊˈkɔləs/ /ˌlɛptəʊˈkɔːləs/

Word forms

leptocaulous

Etymology

From leptocaul + -ous.

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