cauline

Adjective

• Pertaining to or growing on the stem of a plant.
• (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground
• especially of leaves; growing on a stem especially on the upper part of a stem
  • "cauline leaves"

Adj

• Growing immediately on a caulis, the main stem of a plant; of or pertaining to a caulis.

Examples

• The cauline arrangement of letters formed an unexpected high-scoring word.

Synonyms

caulescent, stemmed

Antonyms

acaulescent, radical