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CAULIS
Etymology
Noun
caulis (plural caules)
(architecture) Each of the main stalks which support the volutes and helices of a Corinthian capital.
(botany) The stalk of a plant, especially a herbaceous stem in its natural state.
Anagrams
• aulics, clusia, sicula
Source: Wiktionary
Cau"lis, n.; L. pl. Caules. Etym: [L., a stem.] (Bot.)
Definition: An herbaceous or woody stem which bears leaves, and may bear flowers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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