amplect-, amplexi-, amplex- +

(Latin: embrace; clasp, clasping)

amplectant
1. Clasping a support; such as, amplectant tendrils.
2. An organism or organ with the ability to clasp or twine, like a tendril.
amplexation
The treatment of a fractured clavicle by an apparatus which fixes the shoulder and embraces the chest and neck.
amplexicaudate
Having the whole tail included in the interfemoral web (situated between the thighs); said of certain bats.
amplexicaul
1. Clasping the stem, as the bases of certain leaves do.
2. In botany, surrounding or embracing the stem, as the base of a leaf.
amplexicaulis
Clasping the stem.
amplexifoliate
Having amplexicaul (clasping the stem) leaves.
amplexus
An embrace, especially the sexual or copulatory embrace characteristic of the mechanics of reproduction in amphibians; such as, with frogs and toads during the mating embrace when eggs are shed into the water and fertilized.
semi-amplexicaul
In botany, embracing the stem half way; such as, a stem.