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cauliculus

cauliculus noun: in the Corinthian capital, any of the eight stalks rising out of the lower leafage and terminating in leaves which seem to support the volutes.

Noun

cauliculus (plural cauliculi)

  1. In the Corinthian capital, any of the eight stalks rising out of the lower leafage and terminating in leaves which seem to support the volutes.
    Synonyms:
    caulicole

Synonyms of cauliculus

Forms of cauliculus

pluralcauliculi

Origin of cauliculus

Borrowed from Latin cauliculus (“little stalk”). Doublet of caulicle.

Questions about cauliculus

What does cauliculus mean?
Cauliculus means in the Corinthian capital, any of the eight stalks rising out of the lower leafage and terminating in leaves which seem to support the volutes.
What part of speech is cauliculus?
Cauliculus is a noun.
What is the plural of cauliculus?
The plural of cauliculus is cauliculi.

Words near cauliculus in the dictionary

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

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