Dictionary![]() ![]() cau•dexPronunciation: (kô'deks), [key] —n., —pl. -di•cesPronunciation: (-du-sēz"), [key] -dex•es. Bot. 1. the main stem of a tree, esp. a palm or tree fern. 2. the woody or thickened persistent base of an herbaceous perennial. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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