a. Bot. [ad. mod.L. amplexicaul-is (Linn.), f. amplex-us embrace, embracing + caulis stem.] Embracing or clasping the stem; said of sessile leaves, the hollow base of which clasps the stem.
1760. J. Lee, Introd. Bot., 187. Amplexicaul, embracing the stalk.
1830. Lindley, Nat. Syst. Bot., 284. The Screwpine Tribe … Leaves imbricated, in three rows … amplexicaul.
1851. Richardson, Geol., vii. 203. Amplexicaule, stem-clasping, as in many umbelliferous plants.
1881. Gard. Chr., No. 413. 685/2. Leaves … tapering at the base into a short broad amplexicaul stalk.
