cauline

[ kaw-lin, -lahyn ]

/ ˈkɔ lɪn, -laɪn /

of or relating to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.

Origin of cauline

1750–60; < Latin caul(is) a stalk, stem + -ine¹

The cauline leaves are stalked and diverge widely, which habit gives its name to the plant.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 484, April 11, 1885 |Various
When it was discovered that the knight was sir Cauline, the lady "fette a sighe, that burst her gentle hearte in twayne."

Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 |The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
Plants of J. inflata, natural size and enlarged; cauline leaves; involucral leaf.

The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States |Asa Gray
The index references for "Caulescent" and "Cauline" should probably be 38, rather than 36, but were not changed.

The Elements of Botany |Asa Gray

When the king knew of their loves he banished sir Cauline from the kingdom.

Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1 |The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.

cauline

/ (ˈkɔːlɪn, -laɪn) /

relating to or growing from a plant stem

C18: from New Latin caulīnus, from Latin caulis stem