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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 cau·dex /ˈkɔˌdɛks/

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Cau·dex n.; pl. L. Caudices E. Caudexes   Bot. The stem of a tree., esp. a stem without a branch, as of a palm or a tree fern; also, the perennial rootstock of an herbaceous plant.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 caudex
      n 1: persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant
           [syn: stock]
      2: woody stem of palms and tree ferns
      [also: caudices (pl)]