elater 2 |
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An elongate, flattened, hygroscopic enation from a spore, straightening upon desiccation and aiding transport by air; esp. in Equisetaceae. |
campanulate |
= bell-shaped |
solid shape |
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Circular in transverse section, inflated proximally, thence broadening gradually to a flared distal portion. |
paraphysis pl. paraphyses |
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An elongate, multicellular, sterile structure borne between sporangia within a sorus; in Polypodiophyta. |
lemma pl. lemmata, lemmas |
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The proximal bract of the (usually) two that immediately subtend the flower in a grass (Poaceae) floret; the other is the palea. |
position |
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Location or disposition with reference to some dissimilar structure(s) or larger context. The lexicons relating to position and insertion overlap to a great degree, since these two morphological concepts are often inseparable in practice. Also overlaps conceptually with arrangement, habit, orientation, and shape. |
…ciliate |
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architecture |
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Bearing the number of cilia indicated by the prefix. |
sperm |
> antherozoid, spermatozoid |
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A male gamete. |
buckler-shaped |
= scutate, scutiform |
solid shape |
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Relatively thin with opposite broad oblong faces, planate to shallowly concave-convex, sometimes thickened about the periphery such that each face has a marginal rim; like an oblong shield. See also platter-shaped (scutellate, scutelliform), which is not clearly distinct in its application. |
…fid |
? …cleft, …lobate, …lobed, …parted, …partite, …segmented |
solid shape |
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Having the number of lobes, divisions or segments indicated by the prefix; as in bifid, quadrifid. |
cross-shaped 2 |
= cruciate |
solid shape |
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Having two elongate, basically straight portions intersecting at a point interior to the ends of each. |
conjugate |
= geminate, paired |
arrangement |
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Inserted by pairs, the members of each fused or not. |
showy |
< conspicuous |
manifestation |
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Prominently evident and attractive due to size, shape and/or coloration. |
internodal |
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insertion |
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Upon or otherwise directly associated with the internodes. |
globular |
= globose, orbicular, rotund, spheric(al), spheroid(al) |
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Uniformly convex, circular in any median section and in outline when viewed from any angle; like a globe or sphere. |
fluted |
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solid shape |
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Having rounded to angular longitudinal grooves. |
barbed 1 |
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apex |
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Terminated by a small, relatively stiff, acutely reflexed, hook-like structure. |
palea 2 pl. paleae, paleas |
= pale, palet |
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The distal bract of the (usually) two that immediately subtend the flower in a grass (Poaceae) spikelet; the other is the lemma. |
pliant |
= flexible, pliable, supple |
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Able to bend over its length and/or breadth without structural disruption. |
lodicule |
= squamella |
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One of two or three small, scale-like structures inserted at the base of the androecium, distal to the palea, in most grass (Poaceae) flowers; often regarded as a vestigial branch or perianth member. |
hastula pl. hastulae, hastulas |
= ligule misapplied |
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An outgrowth or enation from the petiole apex at its junction with the adaxial surface of a palmate leaf blade; often woody in texture; variously shaped, its adaxial outline usually resembling an inverted V or U, or a semicircle with the opening proximal; esp. in Arecaceae (Palmae). |
obtrulliform |
= obtrullate |
plane shape |
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Inversely trulliform (trowel-shaped, trullate). |
boat-shaped |
= cymbiform, navicular |
solid shape |
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Like the generalized form of a boat hull, the walls relatively thin to moderately thick, the interior essentially empty and open along one side. |
…faced |
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solid shape |
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Having relatively large, flat or shallowly curved portions of the external surface that are bounded by more or less distinct angular discontinuities in that surface, of the number indicated by the prefix; as in three-faced. |
faceted |
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solid shape |
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Having numerous, relatively small, flat or shallowly curved portions of the external surface that are bounded by more or less distinct angular discontinuities in that surface. |
triple-… |
= thrice-…, tri-… |
prefix |
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Indicating presence of three hierarchical orders of the type of entity or pattern denoted by the term's stem; as in triple-palmate. See also three-…. |