Found 2 items, similar to caudices.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: caudices caudices See caudex caudex n 1: persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant [syn: stock] 2: woody stem of palms and tree ferns [also: caudices (pl)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Caudices Caudex \Cau"dex\, n.; pl. L. Caudices, E. Caudexes. [L.] (Bot.) The stem of a tree., esp. a stem without a branch, as of a palm or a tree fern; also, the perennial rootstock of an herbaceous plant. [1913 Webster]