caïeu

See also: caieu

French

Alternative forms

(archaic) cahïeu, cayeu

Etymology

Inherited from Latin catellus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.jø/
Hyphenation: ca‧ïeu

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.

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