cauliculus

English

Etymology

Latin cauliculus (“little stalk”).

Noun

cauliculus (plural cauliculi)

1. (architecture) In the Corinthian capital, one of the eight stalks rising out of the lower leafage and terminating in leaves which seem to support the volutes.

Latin

Etymology

Diminutive of caulis.

Noun

cauliculus

1. small cabbage
2. stalk, stem

Descendants

• Italian: colecchio
• Romanian: curechi
• Spanish: colleja