Caulescent

Caulescent [ Botany - Habit of growth ]
Synonym: Stemmed
Antonym: Acaulescent - Stemless

Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names

Developing an evident leaf-bearing aerial stem.

Growth habit. Describes a plant producing a well-developed leafy aerial stem or trunk above ground-level. With leaves on the flowering stems, for example a tree or a thick trunk-like stem beneath a rosette.

cf. Acaulescent.

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