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caulicolous

caulicolous adjective: that grows parasitically on the stems of other plants.

Adjective

caulicolous (not comparable)

  1. That grows parasitically on the stems of other plants
  2. Relating to a caulicole

Origin of caulicolous

From caul(is) + -i- + -colous.

Questions about caulicolous

What does caulicolous mean?
Caulicolous means that grows parasitically on the stems of other plants.
What part of speech is caulicolous?
Caulicolous is an adjective.

Words near caulicolous in the dictionary

  1. cauli
  2. caulicle
  3. caulicles
  4. caulicole
  5. caulicoles
  6. caulicolous
  7. cauliculi
  8. cauliculus
  9. caulidia
  10. caulidium
  11. caulie

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