auxocaulous

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English

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Etymology

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From auxo- (growth) +‎ Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós, stem) +‎ -ous.

Adjective

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auxocaulous (not comparable)

  1. (phycology) Exhibiting further enlargement of segments formed by secondary growth after their initial formation, so that filaments have a conspicuously greater diameter than the apical cell that generated them.
    Antonym: leptocaulous