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||Cau"dex (?), n.; pl. L.
Caudices (#), E. Caudexes
(#). [L.] (Bot.) The stem of a tree., esp. a stem
without a branch, as of a palm or a tree fern; also, the
perennial rootstock of an herbaceous plant.

{ Cau"di*cle (?), ||Cau*dic"u*la (?), }
n. [Dim. of L. cauda tail, appendage.]
(Bot.) A slender, elastic process, to which the
masses of pollen in orchidaceous plants are attached.

Cau"dle (?), n. [OF. caudel,
F. chaudeau, dim. of LL calidum a sweet drink, fr.
L. caidus warm. See Caldron.] A kind of warm
drink for sick persons, being a mixture of wine with eggs, bread,
sugar, and spices.

Cau"dle, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Caudled (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Caudling (?).] 1. To
make into caudle.

2. Too serve as a caudle to; to
refresh. [R.] Shak.

Cauf (?), n. [Perh. akin to Celtic
caff, cav, cau, L. cavus hollow, or
to L. caphinus, Gr. &?; basket.] A chest with holes
for keeping fish alive in water.


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