caulicle


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caulicle

(ˈkɔːlɪkəl) or

cauliculus

n, pl -icles or -iculi (-ˈɪkjʊˌlaɪ)
(Botany) botany a small stalk or stem
[C17: from Latin cauliculus, from caulis stem]
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edulis in different levels of luminosity, it was observed greater growth of the caulicle in the range of irradiation from 20% to 80%.
Observations made by Sousa (2006) indicate that water availability in the soil and light intensity incident in acai plants under capoeira forest provided photosynthetic conditions favorable to them, justifying the ascendant growth of the diameter and length of the caulicle. However, during the period of lower precipitation and high temperatures the average diameter was reduced while the growth of the caulicle remained constant.