amplexicaulis

== Latin == === Etymology === New Latin; from amplexus (“clasped”) +‎ caulis (“stalk, stem”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [am.pɫɛk.sɪˈkau̯.lɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [am.pleɡ.ziˈkaːu̯.lis] === Adjective === amplexicaulis (neuter amplexicaule); third-declension two-termination adjective (New Latin) having a clasped stalk or stem ==== Usage notes ==== Used almost exclusively as a taxonomic epithet and thus not normally in inflected forms other than the nominative singular. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension two-termination adjective.