leptocaulous
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌlɛptoʊˈkɔləs/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌlɛptəʊˈkɔːləs/
Adjective[edit]
leptocaulous (not comparable)
- (botany) Relating to a leptocaul; having a slender stem and many branches.
- Antonym: pachycaulous
- (phycology) Not exhibiting further enlargement of segments formed by secondary growth after their initial formation, so that filaments remain at the same diameter as the apical cell that generated them.
- Antonym: auxocaulous