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surface |
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FEATURE |
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The exterior or bounding area or layer of any structure, regarded as being infinitely thin; usually described as to relief, reflectance, and/or vesture. |
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surficial |
= superficial |
insertion |
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Directly upon the surface of the structure in point. |
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surficial |
= superficial |
position |
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Directly upon the surface of the structure in point. |
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suture |
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FEATURE |
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An evident line of ontogenetic union. |
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swollen |
= tumid, turgid |
solid shape |
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Engorged in appearance, convex overall with the surface appearing taut , as though from internal pressure. See also inflated, which is not clearly distinct in its application. |
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sword-shaped 1 |
= ensate |
plane shape |
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Elongate and moderately slender, broadest at the base and gradually attenuate to a short, more strongly attenuate, acute apex; like the outline of the lateral face of a broadsword blade. |
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sword-shaped 2 |
= ensiform |
solid shape |
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Elongate and moderately slender, strongly compressed, the opposite faces plane, parallel, broadest at the base and gradually attenuate to a short, more strongly attenuate, acute apex; like a broadsword blade. |
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syconium pl. syconia |
= fig; < coenocarp, infructescence (not recommended), multiple fruit, syncarp |
nominative |
fruit |
Compound and derived from a many-flowered inflorescence borne on the deeply invaginated, thus interior, surface of an enlarged, fleshy, enclosing, wall-like structure of accessory stem tissue that has a distal aperture (ostiole); the individual fruits tiny, dry, and indehiscent, each derived from a simple, superior ovary; in Ficus (Moraceae). |
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symbiotic |
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nutrition |
plant |
Partially dependent for essential nourishment upon other living organisms that derive some reciprocal benefit from the relationship. |
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symmetric(al) 1 |
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architecture |
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Divisible into essentially equal halves along one or more lines or planes. |
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symmetric(al) 1 |
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plane shape |
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Divisible into essentially equal halves along one or more lines or planes. |
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symmetric(al) 1 |
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solid shape |
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Divisible into essentially equal halves along one or more lines or planes. |
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symmetric(al) 2 |
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architecture |
flower |
Having the perianth members in whorls that are actinomorphic and equal in number of members. |
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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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sympodial |
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architecture |
axes |
Branching laterally, each axis of each apparent order of branches comprising a series of laterally derived segments each of which functioned in turn as the distal leader, the apical meristem of each segment dominant until supplanted by that of the next. See also monopodial. |
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synandrous |
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architecture |
flower, androecium |
Having the stamens connate. |
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synangium pl. synangia |
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STRUCTURE |
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A compound sporangium; an aggregation of coherent sporangia, the whole multilocular. |
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synanthous |
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maturation |
non-floral structure |
Maturing at the same time as the flowers. See also coetaneous. |
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syncarp |
= coenocarp, infructescence (not recommended), multiple fruit; > fig, syconium |
nominative |
fruit |
Compound and derived from the connate or coherent ovaries and accessory tissue(s), if any, of two or more adjacent flowers. |
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syncarpous |
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architecture |
flower, gynoecium |
Having one or more compound pistils. |
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syncolpate |
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architecture |
pollen grain |
Having two or more fused or confluent surficial grooves (colpi). |
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syncolporate |
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architecture |
pollen grain |
Syncolpate, each groove containing a pore. |
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syndetocheilic |
= compound-lipped |
architecture |
stomate |
Having subsidiary cells derived from the primary stoma mother cell and thus immediately related ontogenetically to the guard cells. |
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syngenesious |
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fusion |
flower, androecium |
Having the anthers connate or coherent and forming a ring. |
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synoecious |
= monoclinous |
reproduction |
taxon |
Having all flowers functionally bisexual; this condition is implied by default if no other is specified. See also diclinous. |
