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hich covers more or less of the intestines in mammals; the great omentum See Omentum. The caul serves for warming of the lower belly. Ray.

Having a leafy stem.

A short caulis or stem, esp. the rudimentary stem seen in the embryo of seed; -- otherwise called a radicle.

In the Corinthian capital, one of the eight stalks rising out of the lower leafage and terminating in leaves which seem to suport the volutes. See Illust. of Corinthian order, under Corinthian.

The edible head or "curd" of a caulifower plant.

Having the form of a caulis.

Growing immediately on a caulis; of or pertaining to a caulis.

An herbaceous or woody stem which bears leaves, and may bear flowers.

See Calk.

Having stems which bear flowers and fruit year after year, as most trees and shrubs.

A stem structure or stem axis of a plant, viewed as a whole. -- Cau*lom"ic (#), a.

Having no stem or caulis, or only a very short one concealed in the ground. Gray.

Same as Acaulescent.

Same as Acaulescent.

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

An eddy current.

The hollow stem of a hydroid, either simple or branched. See Illust. of Gymnoblastea and Hydroidea.

Having the stems leafless.

Partially amplexicaul; embracing the stem half round, as a leaf.

xi. 21. "We'll a birding together." " It was a doing." Shak. "He burst out a laughing." Macaulay. The hyphen may be used to connect a with the verbal substantive (as, a-hunting, a-building) or the words may be written separately. This form of expression is now for the most part obsolete, the a being omitted and the ver…