caulicle

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Caulicle \Cau"li*cle\, n. (Bot.)
   A short caulis or stem, esp. the rudimentary stem seen in the
   embryo of a seed; -- otherwise called a {radicle}.
   [1913 Webster]
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