The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Caulescent \Cau*les"cent\, a. [L. caulis stalk, stem: cf. F.
   caulescent.] (Bot.)
   Having a leafy stem.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

caulescent
    adj 1: (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground
           [syn: caulescent, cauline, stemmed] [ant:
           acaulescent, stemless]