caulicole

noun

cau·​li·​cole

ˈkȯləˌkōl

variants or less commonly caulicolo

kau̇ˈlēkəˌlō

plural caulicoles

-ˌkōlz

or caulicoli

-kəˌlē

: one of the eight stalks rising out of the leafage in a Corinthian capital and ending in leaves that support the volutes

Word History

Etymology

French & Italian; French caulicole, from Italian caulicolo, from Latin cauliculus, literally, little stalk, diminutive of caulis stalk

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