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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

amplexus

, p. p. of

amplecti

to encircle, to embrace +

caulis

stem: cf. F.

amplexicaule

(Bot.)

Clasping or embracing a stem, as the base of some leaves.

Gray.

Adj.

[L. amplexor, to embrace, of amb about, and plico, plexus, to fold, and caulis a stem.]

In botany, surrounding or embracing the stem, as the base of a leaf.