Cau'di-cle or Cau-di-e'la, n.
n. [Diminutive of Lat. cauda, tail, or appendage.] (Bot.) A slender, elastic process, to which the masses of pollen in orchidaceous plants are attached.
n. [Diminutive of Lat. cauda, tail, or appendage.] (Bot.) A slender, elastic process, to which the masses of pollen in orchidaceous plants are attached.