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STRUCTURE |
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Any unitary seed-bearing structure of a flowering plant, consisting of the matured or ripened pistil(s) of one or more flowers along with any other floral or vegetative tissue(s) persisting adnate to them; characteristic of and unique to Magnoliophyta (Angiospermae). |
rachilla 1 var. rhachilla |
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STRUCTURE |
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A second- or higher-order axis of a compound leaf blade, bearing higher-order rachillae, leaflets, pinnules and/or tendrils. |
accrescent |
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duration |
structure |
Increasing further in size after the bearing structure has become functionally mature; esp. a calyx after anthesis. |
gynecandrous |
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reproduction |
taxon |
Monoecious, each inflorescence having a distal sector with only pistillate flowers and a proximal sector with only staminate ones. |
solitary 2 |
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habit |
plants |
Growing singly; not aggregated. |
gynobasic |
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insertion |
style |
Apparently arising from the ovary base. |
pulvinate 1 |
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architecture |
inflorescence axis, petiole |
Having a pulvinus. |
glomerule |
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nominative |
inflorescence |
A compact cluster of capitula (heads), sometimes subtended by an involucre; thus, a compound capitulum (head); esp. in Asteraceae (Compositae). |
reticulodromous |
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venation |
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Having a single median primary vein that branches to either side along the length of the lamina, the secondary veins running thence toward the margin, branching repeatedly, becoming less distinct, and yielding a dense higher-order reticulum near the margin. |
heterocolpate |
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architecture |
pollen grain |
Having long, narrow, regularly disposed lacunae (pseudocolpi). |
receptacular |
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insertion |
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Upon, arising from, or otherwise directly associated with the receptacle. |
involucral |
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derivation |
aril |
Produced from or a modification of a persistent involucre investing the seed. |
adventitious |
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derivation |
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Arising more or less unpredictably from an organ, tissue, or site that is an unusual, abnormal, or atypical origin for structures of its type. |
inframedial |
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insertion |
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Slightly below the middle of the structure in point. |
complex |
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architecture |
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Comprising two or more basic structural entities, at least two of which are dissimilar. |
septal |
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insertion |
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Upon or otherwise directly associated with the septum or septa. |
longitudinal 1 |
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dehiscence |
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Parallel to the central axis. |
anisopetalous |
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architecture |
flower, perianth, corolla |
Having petals unequal in size and/or shape. |
limp |
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texture |
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Lacking stiffness in in one or more dimensions, thus drooping or sagging where unsupported. |
stephanocolpate |
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architecture |
pollen grain |
Having more than three surficial grooves (colpi) oriented meridionally. |
contortuplicate 2 |
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vernation |
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Folded and twisted. |
…merous |
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architecture |
compound or compound-complex structure |
Having the number of equivalent component parts indicated by the prefix (e.g., petals in a corolla), or having different component sets of equivalent parts of that number in each set (e.g., calyx and corolla in a perianth); as in monomerous, oligomerous, polymerous, tetramerous, trimerous. |
squarrose |
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orientation |
lateral structure |
Having the proximal portion appressed and the distal portion deflexed, the latter more or less perpendicular to the surface of the bearing structure. |
marginal |
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insertion |
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Upon or otherwise directly associated with the margins. |
apiculate |
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apex |
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Terminating abruptly in a short, slender, angular tip that is not notably harder or stiffer than the main body of the structure. See also mucronate, mucronulate. |