Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for AM-PLEX'I-CAUL
AM-PLEX'I-CAUL, a. [L. amplexor, to embrace, of amb, about, and plico, plexus, to fold, and caulis, καυλος, a stem.]
In botany, nearly surrounding or embracing the stem, as the base of a leaf.
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