Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun caudex

2 senses of caudex

Sense 1
stock, caudex -- (persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant)
       => stalk, stem -- (a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ)

Sense 2
caudex -- (woody stem of palms and tree ferns)
       => stalk, stem -- (a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ)