a. [ Gr. &unr_; stem + karpo`s fruit. ] (Bot.) Having stems which bear flowers and fruit year after year, as most trees and shrubs. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. kalo`s stem + -ome as in rhizome. ] (Bot.) A stem structure or stem axis of a plant, viewed as a whole. -- Cau*lom"ic a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]