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. [1913 Webster]

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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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)