caulis

Each of the main stalks which support the volutes and helices of a Corinthian capital.
The stalk of a plant, especially a herbaceous stem in its natural state.

Learned borrowing from Latin caulis. Doublet of cole, gobi, and kale.

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Clipping of cauliflower.

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