Etymograph

English

amplexicaul

Amplexicaul comes from New Latin amplexicaulis ‘having a clasped stalk or stem’.

  1. New Latinc. 1500–1900amplexicaulis‘having a clasped stalk or stem’
  2. Englishtodayamplexicaul

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. New Latinc. 1500–1900amplexicaulis‘having a clasped stalk or stem’
  2. Englishtodayamplexicaul

Today it means

adj Having lobes (usually auriculate) that completely surround the stem.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / New Latin amplexicaulis / amplexicaul