caïeu
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See also: caieu
French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Latin catellus.
Pronunciation
Noun
caïeu m (plural caïeux)
- (botany) small underground bud growing in the axil of the scales of the onion of bulbous plants (gladiolus, tulip, garlic, etc.)
Further reading
- “caïeu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.