pachycaulous

English

Etymology

From pachycaul +‎ -ous.

Adjective

pachycaulous (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Relating to a pachycaul; having a thick stem and few branches.
    Antonym: leptocaulous
    • 2002, E. J. H. Corner, The Life of Plants, page 275:
      Some of the herbaceous forms relate, like the banana, directly to the pachycaulous, others to the leptocaulous.
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