Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caudicle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cau-di-cle
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A slender, elastic process to which the masses of pollen in orchidaceous plants are attached.

Example Sentences

"A pollinium when highly developed consists of a mass of pollen-grains, affixed to an elastic foot-stalk or caudicle, and this to a little mass of extremely viscid matter."
"The structure of the rostellum and caudicles of the pollinia are worth noting. There are four pollinia, separated into two pairs. Each pair is attached to a long caudicle ending in a mass of sticky material or a distinct, viscid disc, except that in one species, I. intermedia, the two caudicles share a viscid disc. The rostellum in all species has two projections on which the caudicles lie."
"The caudicle holds the pollen grains together (Proctor and Harder 1994; Fig. 1)."

Etymology

Diminutive of Latin cauda (“tail, appendage”).

Inflected Forms

caudicles (plural) caudicula (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

caudex caudiculate

Synonyms

stipe

Questions

What does caudicle mean?: A slender, elastic process to which the masses of pollen in orchidaceous plants are attached.
Where does caudicle come from?: Diminutive of Latin cauda (“tail, appendage”).

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