CAUDEX

caudex

(noun) woody stem of palms and tree ferns

stock, caudex

(noun) persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

caudex (plural caudices or caudexes)

(botany) An enlargement of the stem, branch or root of a woody plant, usually serving to store water.

Source: Wiktionary

Cau"dex, n.; pl. L. Caudices, E. Caudexes. Etym: [L.] (Bot.)

Definition: The sterm of a tree., esp. a sterm without a branch, as of a palm or a tree fern; also, the pernnial rootstock of an herbaceous plant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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