caudicle

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caudicle - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Caudicle \Cau"di*cle\, Caudicula \Cau*dic"u*la\, n. [Dim. of L.
     cauda tail, appendage.] (Bot.)
     A slender, elastic process, to which the masses of pollen in
     orchidaceous plants are attached.
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