Definition of caul

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Caul (n.) A covering of network for the head, worn by women; also, a net..

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Cauliculus :: Cauliculus (n.) In the Corinthian capital, one of the eight stalks rising out of the lower leafage and terminating in leaves which seem to support the volutes. See Illust. of Corinthian order, under Corinthian..
Nudicaul :: Nudicaul (a.) Having the stems leafless.
Colliflower :: Colliflower (n.) See Cauliflower.
Semiamplexicaul :: Semiamplexicaul (a.) Partially amplexicaul; embracing the stem half round, as a leaf..
Caulescent :: Caulescent (a.) Having a leafy stem.
Cabbage :: Cabbage (n.) An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the wild Brassica oleracea of Europe. The common cabbage has a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages..
Curd :: Curd (n.) The edible flower head of certain brassicaceous plants, as the broccoli and cauliflower..
Geyserite :: Geyserite (n.) A loose hydrated form of silica, a variety of opal, deposited in concretionary cauliflowerlike masses, around some hot springs and geysers..
Cauliflower :: Cauliflower (n.) An annual variety of Brassica oleracea, or cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and buds is eaten as a vegetable..
Stemless :: Stem-clasping (a.) Embracing the stem with its base; amplexicaul; as a leaf or petiole.
Coleorhiza :: Coleorhiza (n.) A sheath in the embryo of grasses, inclosing the caulicle..
Caulocarpous :: Caulocarpous (a.) Having stems which bear flowers and fruit year after year, as most trees and shrubs..
Acauline :: Acauline (a.) Same as Acaulescent.
Amplexicaul :: Amplexicaul (a.) Clasping or embracing a stem, as the base of some leaves..
Tigella :: Tigella (n.) That part of an embryo which represents the young stem; the caulicle or radicle.
Gyroscope :: Gyroscope (n.) A form of the above apparatus, invented by M. Foucault, mounted so delicately as to render visible the rotation of the earth, through the tendency of the rotating wheel to preserve a constant plane of rotation, independently of the earth's motion..
Calle :: Calle (n.) A kind of head covering; a caul.
Cauliform :: Cauliform (a.) Having the form of a caulis.
Caul :: Caul (n.) A part of the amnion, one of the membranes enveloping the fetus, which sometimes is round the head of a child at its birth..
Caulicle :: Caulicle (n.) A short caulis or stem, esp. the rudimentary stem seen in the embryo of seed; -- otherwise called a radicle..
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