caudex
Cau"dex, n.; pl. L. Caudices, E. Caudexes. Etym: [L.] (Bot.) Defn: The sterm of a tree., esp. a sterm without a branch, as of a palm or a tree fern; also, the pernnial rootstock of an herbaceous plant.
Cau"dex, n.; pl. L. Caudices, E. Caudexes. Etym: [L.] (Bot.) Defn: The sterm of a tree., esp. a sterm without a branch, as of a palm or a tree fern; also, the pernnial rootstock of an herbaceous plant.