syndetocheilic |
= compound-lipped |
architecture |
stomate |
Having subsidiary cells derived from the primary stoma mother cell and thus immediately related ontogenetically to the guard cells. |
winged 2 |
= alate, saccate, vesiculate |
architecture |
pollen grain |
Having lateral lobes or enations that resemble sacs or somewhat inflated wings. |
capsular |
|
architecture |
fruit |
Having the structure and texture of a capsule. |
pulvinate 1 |
|
architecture |
inflorescence axis, petiole |
Having a pulvinus. |
fenestrate |
|
architecture |
pollen grain |
Having more or less isodiametric, regularly disposed lacunae. |
stalked 2 |
= pedunculate |
architecture |
inflorescence |
Having a peduncle. |
homochlamydeous |
|
architecture |
flower |
Having a perianth undifferentiated into distinct proximal and distal envelopes (calyx and corolla); composed of tepals, all essentially alike. |
virgate |
= wand-like |
architecture |
axis |
Long, slender, unbranched, and more or less straight. |
prop-rooted |
|
architecture |
plant |
Bearing and buttressed by prop roots. |
rhizomatous |
|
architecture |
plant |
Having rhizomes. |
…ciliate |
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architecture |
|
Bearing the number of cilia indicated by the prefix. |
corymb-like |
= corymbiform |
architecture |
capitulescence, inflorescence |
Resembling a corymb, but not strictly such. |
polysepalous |
= aposepalous, chorisepalous, dialysepalous |
architecture |
flower, perianth, calyx |
Having two or more distinct sepals; having the sepals unfused. |
digitate |
= palmate |
architecture |
foliaceous structure |
Compound with one order of leaflets all inserted at a common point and diverging from one another; or lobed (cleft, divided, parted, segmented), incised or ribbed in a similar hand-like pattern. Unless qualified to indicate otherwise, this term usually is understood to mean "palmately once-compound." See also …palmate, palmatifid, palmatipinnate, ternate. |
unifacial |
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architecture |
|
Having two opposite broad surfaces that are essentially similar in appearance. |
aposepalous |
= chorisepalous, dialysepalous, polysepalous |
architecture |
flower, perianth, calyx |
Having two or more distinct sepals; having the sepals unfused. |
palmatipinnate |
|
architecture |
foliaceous structure |
Compound with two orders of leaflets, the first order palmate, the second pinnate. |
continuous 2 |
= solid |
architecture |
pith |
Uninterrupted by cavities and essentially homogeneous in texture at axis maturity. |
wingless 1 |
= exalate |
architecture |
|
Lacking elongate, relatively thin protrusions or appendages that resemble wings. |
monolete |
|
architecture |
spore |
Having a single linear tetrad scar (surficial ridge or angle resulting from ontogenetic coherence with others produced from the same spore mother cell). |
basiramous |
|
architecture |
axis |
Branching at or near the base. See also basicauliramous. |
monopodial |
|
architecture |
axes |
Branching laterally, each axis of each order of branches produced by a single, persistently dominant, apical meristem. See also sympodial. |
stalked 3 |
= petiolate |
architecture |
leaf |
Having a petiole. |
homocladic |
< homomorphic |
architecture |
taxon, plant |
Having stems that do not differ distinctly in size, shape and/or constitution. |
knee-rooted |
|
architecture |
plant |
Having knee roots. |