# Caudex

**Source**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/caudex
**Parent**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/

- a compact axis consisting of stem and sometimes root;
- the [trunk](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/trunk "the main stem of a tree.") of a [tree](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/tree "a woody plant usually with a single stem (trunk) exceeding 8m in height.") fern.

## Related terms

- [Stock](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/stock)