What is "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.

n. (plural of caudex English)

See caudex

1. n. persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant [syn: stock]

2. woody stem of palms and tree ferns

3. [also: caudices (pl)]