cauliculus means in the Corinthian capital, any of the eight stalks rising out of the lower leafage and terminating in leaves which seem to support the volutes.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cauliculus (“little stalk”). Doublet of caulicle.
noun
- In the Corinthian capital, any of the eight stalks rising out of the lower leafage and terminating in leaves which seem to support the volutes.