The Collaborative International Dictionary
Amplexicaul
Amplexicaul \Am*plex"i*caul\, a. [L. amplexus, p. p. of amplecti
to encircle, to embrace + caulis stem: cf. F. amplexicaule.]
(Bot.)
Clasping or embracing a stem, as the base of some leaves.
--Gray.
Wiktionary
amplexicaul
a. (context botany of leaves English) Having lobes (usually auriculate) that completely surround the stem.
WordNet
Usage examples of "amplexicaul".
The looming amplexicaul curve of the Field was of course still invisible to his eyes.
The stump of a stem protruded from the amplexicaul curve at the top, as if it had been a real apple.