Having a tail-like appendage or elongation (e.g., leaf tips or flower parts).

The persistent, often woody base of an otherwise herbaceous perennial plant.

Having a swollen, water-storing stem base (caudex) above ground.

A slender stalk connecting pollinia to the viscidium in orchid flowers.

Having an obvious stem above ground (opposite of acaulescent).

Producing flowers directly from old wood or the main trunk (e.g., cocoa, jackfruit).

Relating to or growing from the stem (especially leaves on an elongated stem).

A fabric used in horticulture to wick water to plant containers.

The small pore spaces in soil that hold water against drainage by gravity.

(1) Forming a dense head-like cluster; (2) Having a knob-like tip.