Definition of caul

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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..

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Hydrocauli :: Hydrocauli (pl. ) of Hydrocaulu.
Kell :: Kell (n.) The caul; that which covers or envelops as a caul; a net; a fold; a film.
Calle :: Calle (n.) A kind of head covering; a caul.
Drinkable :: Drinkable (a.) Capable of being drunk; suitable for drink; potable. Macaulay. Also used substantively, esp. in the plural..
Pair :: Pair (n.) A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set; as, a pair or flight of stairs. A pair of beads. Chaucer. Beau. & Fl. Four pair of stairs. Macaulay. [Now mostly or quite disused, except as to stairs.].
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..
Caul :: Caul (n.) A covering of network for the head, worn by women; also, a net..
Radicle :: Radicle (n.) The rudimentary stem of a plant which supports the cotyledons in the seed, and from which the root is developed downward; the stem of the embryo; the caulicle..
Anchovy Pear :: Anchovy pear () A West Indian fruit like the mango in taste, sometimes pickled; also, the tree (Grias cauliflora) bearing this fruit..
Acaulose :: Acaulose (a.) Alt. of Acaulou.
Stemless :: Stem-clasping (a.) Embracing the stem with its base; amplexicaul; as a leaf or petiole.
Helix :: Helix (n.) A caulicule or little volute under the abacus of the Corinthian capital.
Blanquillo :: Blanquillo (n.) A large fish of Florida and the W. Indies (Caulolatilus chrysops). It is red, marked with yellow..
Cotyledon :: Cotyledon (n.) A leaf borne by the caulicle or radicle of an embryo; a seed leaf.
Acaulescent :: Acaulescent (a.) Having no stem or caulis, or only a very short one concealed in the ground..
Semiamplexicaul :: Semiamplexicaul (a.) Partially amplexicaul; embracing the stem half round, as a leaf..
Cohosh :: Cohosh (n.) A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), whose rootstock is used in medicine; -- also called pappoose root. The name is sometimes also given to the Cimicifuga racemosa, and to two species of Actaea, plants of the Crowfoot family..
Sabadilla :: Sabadilla (n.) A Mexican liliaceous plant (Schoenocaulon officinale); also, its seeds, which contain the alkaloid veratrine. It was formerly used in medicine as an emetic and purgative..
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..
"""cauliflower " :: Cauliflower (n.) The edible head or curd of a cauliflower plant..
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