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What does amplexicaul mean?

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Adjective
  1. (botany) Having lobes (usually auriculate) that completely surround the stem.
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The leaves are cuneate oblong or linear oblong and either sessile or amplexicaul.
Its leafy, elongated stems are 8-12 mm in diameter, initially green and covered by the amplexicaul, striated leaf bases which become dry, papery and grey with age.

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