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.