amplexicaul
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am·plex·i·caul
(ăm-plĕk'sĭ-kôl') 
adj.
Clasping the stem, as the bases of certain leaves do.
adj.
Clasping the stem, as the bases of certain leaves do.
[Latin amplexus, an embracing; see amplexus + Latin caulis, stem.]
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