Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.
caudex
(noun) woody stem of palms and tree ferns
stock, caudex
(noun) persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
28 March 2024
(adjective) crowded or massed together; “give me...your huddled masses”; “the huddled sheep turned their backs against the wind”
Hawaii and California are the only two U.S. states that grow coffee plants commercially.