Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SEM-I-AM-PLEX'I-CAUL
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SEM-I-AM-PLEX'I-CAUL, a. [L. semi, amplexus, or amplector, to embrace, and caulis, stem.]
Partially amplexicaul. In botany, embracing the stem half around, as a leaf. – Martyn.
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