caudex
/ˈkɔːdɛks/noun
caudex is spelled C-A-U-D-E-X: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, caudex means “An enlargement of the stem, branch or root of a woody plant, usually serving to store water” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of caudex is caudices or caudexes.
How many letters and syllables are in caudex?
| Letters | 6: C-A-U-D-E-X |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is caudex?
Caudex appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce caudex?
- UK /ˈkɔːdɛks/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of caudex
- caudices plural
- caudexes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does caudex mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An enlargement of the stem, branch or root of a woody plant, usually serving to store water.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does caudex come from?
From Latin caudex (“tree trunk”, “tree stem”); compare codex.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).