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caudex

UK/ˈkɔːdɛks/

caudex noun: an enlargement of the stem, branch or root of a woody plant, usually serving to store water.

Noun

caudex (plural caudices or caudexes)

  1. An enlargement of the stem, branch or root of a woody plant, usually serving to store water.

caudex meaning in Tamil

caudex in Tamil

தண்டு, தண்டுப்பகுதி

Forms of caudex

pluralcaudices
pluralcaudexes

Origin of caudex

From Latin caudex (“tree trunk”, “tree stem”); compare codex.

Words formed from caudex

Questions about caudex

What does caudex mean?
Caudex means an enlargement of the stem, branch or root of a woody plant, usually serving to store water.
What is caudex in Tamil?
Caudex in Tamil is தண்டு, தண்டுப்பகுதி. See Caudex meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is caudex?
Caudex is a noun.
How do you pronounce caudex?
Caudex is pronounced /ˈkɔːdɛks/ (UK).
What is the plural of caudex?
The plural of caudex is caudices.

Words near caudex in the dictionary

  1. caudatoside
  2. caudectomies
  3. caudectomy
  4. Caudell
  5. Caudells
  6. caudex
  7. caudexes
  8. caudical
  9. caudices
  10. caudiciform
  11. caudicle

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Adapted from Wiktionary: caudex (page history and authors); caudex (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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