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exalate 2 |
= wingless |
architecture |
pollen grain |
Lacking lateral lobes or enations that resemble sacs or somewhat inflated wings. |
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headless 1 |
= acephalous |
architecture |
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Not terminated or surmounted by a head-like structure, esp. when one might be expected. |
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liguliferous |
= ligulate |
architecture |
structure |
Having a ligule. |
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…valleculate |
= …colpate, …fossulate, …furrowed, …grooved, …sulcate |
architecture |
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Having the number of valleculae indicated by the prefix; esp. fruits of Apiaceae (Umbelliferae); as in tetravalleculate, 8-valleculate. |
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dichlamydeous |
|
architecture |
flower |
Having a perianth differentiated into a distinct calyx (sepals) and corolla (petals). |
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solid |
= continuous |
architecture |
pith |
Uninterrupted by cavities and essentially homogeneous in texture at axis maturity. |
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…tepalous |
= …tepaled |
architecture |
flower, perianth |
Having the number of tepals indicated by the prefix; as in hexatepalous. |
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unbranched 2 |
|
architecture |
laminar veinlet |
Not branching within the areole. |
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aphyllous |
= leafless |
architecture |
plant, axis |
Not bearing leaves. |
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glomerate |
= agglomerate |
architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more glomes. |
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stemless |
= acaulous |
architecture |
plant |
Lacking any evident, elongate, aboveground stem, other than reproductive axes, at maturity, the leaves and/or reproductive axes arising essentially at substrate level from a very short axis with highly congested nodes. |
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sympetalous |
= gamopetalous |
architecture |
flower, perianth, corolla |
Having two or more petals that are partially or wholly connate. |
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…colporate |
|
architecture |
pollen grain |
Having the number of colpi indicated by the prefix, each containing a pore; as in dicolporate, 3-colporate. |
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drupaceous |
|
architecture |
fruit |
Having the structure and texture of a drupe. |
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rooted |
= radicate |
architecture |
plant |
Having one or more roots. |
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gamopetalous |
= sympetalous |
architecture |
flower, perianth, corolla |
Having two or more petals that are partially or wholly connate. |
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percurrent 2 |
|
architecture |
tertiary laminar veins |
Perpendicular to and interconnecting adjacent parallel secondary veins, the secondary and tertiary veins together forming a scalariform pattern. |
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excavate(d) |
= hollow |
architecture |
axis |
Having pith tissue absent or disintegrating prior to axial maturity, resulting in an uninterrupted cavity running the length of the axis. Semantically, this term and its synonym refer to the axis, not to the pith itself, although the latter application has been traditional. |
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…seeded |
= …spermous |
architecture |
fruit |
Having the number of seeds indicated by the prefix; as in six-seeded, many-seeded. |
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thyrse-like |
= thyrsiform |
architecture |
capitulescence, inflorescence |
Resembling a thyrse, but not strictly such. |
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liguliflorous |
|
architecture |
capitulum (head) |
Bearing florets that all are bisexual and have zygomorphic corollas; in Asteraceae (Compositae). |
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chambered |
|
architecture |
pith |
Interrupted by cavities that are more or less regularly spaced along the axis and that result from disintegration of tissue prior to axis maturity. |
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bifacial |
|
architecture |
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Having two opposite broad surfaces that differ distinctly in appearance. |
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raceme-like |
= racemiform |
architecture |
capitulescence, inflorescence |
Resembling a raceme, but not strictly such. |
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glomerulate |
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architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more glomerules; esp. in Asteraceae (Compositae). |
