LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

amplexicaulis

amplexicaulis (neuter amplexicaule)
Classical[am.pɫɛk.sɪˈkau̯.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[am.pleɡ.ziˈkaːu̯.lis]

Meaning

  1. New Latintwo terminationhaving a clasped stalk or stem

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeamplexicaulisamplexicaulisamplexicaule
genitiveamplexicaulisamplexicaulisamplexicaulis
dativeamplexicaulīamplexicaulīamplexicaulī
accusativeamplexicaulemamplexicaulemamplexicaule
ablativeamplexicaulīamplexicaulīamplexicaulī
vocativeamplexicaulisamplexicaulisamplexicaule
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeamplexicaulēsamplexicaulēsamplexicaulia
genitiveamplexicauliumamplexicauliumamplexicaulium
dativeamplexicaulibusamplexicaulibusamplexicaulibus
accusativeamplexicaulīs
amplexicaulēs		amplexicaulīs
amplexicaulēs		amplexicaulia
ablativeamplexicaulibusamplexicaulibusamplexicaulibus
vocativeamplexicaulēsamplexicaulēsamplexicaulia

Origins

New Latin; from amplexus (“clasped”) + caulis (“stalk, stem”).

In English words that came into English from amplexicaulis

  • amplexicaulamplexicaulis

Quick answers

What does amplexicaulis mean in Latin?
amplexicaulis, a adjective, means “having a clasped stalk or stem”.
How do you pronounce amplexicaulis?
In classical Latin, [am.pɫɛk.sɪˈkau̯.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [am.pleɡ.ziˈkaːu̯.lis].