Home › Words › A › anthocaulusanthocaulusanthocaulus means A polyp that develops asexually on the skeletons of some coral species.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, anthocaulus ranks #2,613 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”) + καυλός (kaulós, “stem”).nounA polyp that develops asexually on the skeletons of some coral species.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.anthocodium 75% match — The upper part of the polyp in some corals. vs anthocaulus →anthocorm 63% match — Any of several pluriaxial reproductive zones postulated to have been the ancient ancestors of flowers vs anthocaulus →ceratophyte 63% match — a type of coral polyp, the internal axis of which has the appearance of wood or horn. vs anthocaulus →rhizocaul 61% match — The rootstock of a polyp. vs anthocaulus →anthemoid 61% match — That has basal columellae. vs anthocaulus →anthostele 60% match — The rigid lower part of a polyp. vs anthocaulus →calcaxonian 60% match — Any coral of the suborder Calcaxonia vs anthocaulus →polypite 60% match — A fossil polyp vs anthocaulus →