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caudex

cau.dex \'ko.-.deks\ \'ko.d-*-.se-z\ n or cau.di.ces or cau.dex.es [L, tree 
   trunk or stem - more at CODE] pl  1: the stem of a palm or tree fern  2: 
   the woody base of a perennial plant