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insertion |
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Mode or locus of attachment of a structure to some dissimilar bearing structure. The lexicons relating to insertion and position overlap to a great degree, since these two morphological concepts are often inseparable in practice. Also overlaps conceptually with arrangement, habit, orientation, and shape. |
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coloration |
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Hue(s), intensity(ies), and/or pattern (if any) of coloring. When more than one hue and/or intensity is involved, a term describing the pattern of contrast will be applicable, and the description as a whole should be phrased to indicate the particular role of each in the pattern; e.g., "ovaries striate, yellow on green"; "petals pink, spotted yellow basally"; "sepals green, suffused with red". |
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apex pl. apices |
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Configuration of the uppermost, distal, or terminal portion of a structure, its extent determined somewhat subjectively in relation to the shape of the structure as a whole. The concept of apex varies from one descriptive context to another, since the apex is not a clearly delimited, morphologically distinct entity. The terms for describing apical condition are not strictly coordinate logically — some are more inclusive than others, some describe conditions involving what can be regarded as appendages, and some refer to the apex in a developmental as well as a strictly topological sense — and precise characterization may require using more than one descriptor. The semantic antecedent of some descriptors is "apex," whereas the antecedent of others is the structure as a whole (e.g., leaf ). |
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solid shape |
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Overall three-dimensional form or aspect(s) thereof. Overlaps conceptually with architecture, arrangement, habit, insertion, orientation, position, relief, and texture (as to thickness). |
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ontogeny |
= development |
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Mode or pattern of growth and differentiation. |
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glutinous 1 |
> mucilaginous, mucous, viscid |
coating |
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Of a sticky or slimy substance. |
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caesious |
< ceraceous, cereous, pruinose, waxen, waxy |
coating |
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Greenish pruinose; covered with a thin, opaque, greenish deposit (bloom) of macroscopically indistinguishable waxy particles that rubs off easily. See also glaucescent, glaucous. |
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dusty |
= lentiginose, lentiginous |
coating |
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Covered with a more or less even deposit of minute, dry, macroscopically indistinguishable particles. See also powdery (pulverulent), which is not clearly distinct in its application. |
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pulverulent |
= granuliferous, powdery |
coating |
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Covered with a more or less even deposit of fine, dry particles. See also lentiginous (dusty, lentiginose), which is not clearly distinct in its application. |
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viscid 1 |
< glutinous |
coating |
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Of a sticky substance. |
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lentiginose |
= dusty, lentiginous |
coating |
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Covered with a more or less even deposit of minute, dry, macroscopically indistinguishable particles. See also pulverulent (granuliferous, powdery), which is not clearly distinct in its application. |
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granuliferous |
= powdery, pulverulent |
coating |
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Covered with a more or less even deposit of fine, dry particles. See also lentiginous (dusty, lentiginose), which is not clearly distinct in its application. |
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lentiginous |
= dusty, lentiginose |
coating |
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Covered with a more or less even deposit of minute, dry, macroscopically indistinguishable particles. See also pulverulent (granuliferous, powdery), which is not clearly distinct in its application. |
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greasy 1 |
= oily, oleaginous, unctuous |
coating |
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Of a grease- or oil-like film. |
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mucilaginous 1 |
= mucous; < glutinous |
coating |
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Of a slimy substance, or becoming so upon wetting. |
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mucous 1 |
= mucilaginous; < glutinous |
coating |
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Of a slimy substance, or becoming so upon wetting. |
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ceraceous 1 |
= cereous, waxen, waxy; > caesious, glaucescent, glaucous, pruinose |
coating |
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Covered with wax or a wax-like substance. |
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oily 1 |
= greasy, oleaginous, unctuous |
coating |
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Of a grease- or oil-like film. |
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pruinose |
> caesious, glaucescent, glaucous; < ceraceous, cereous, waxen, waxy |
coating |
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Covered with a thin, opaque deposit (bloom) of macroscopically indistinguishable waxy particles that rubs off easily. |
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powdery |
= granuliferous, pulverulent |
coating |
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Covered with a more or less even deposit of fine, dry particles. See also dusty (lentiginose, lentiginous), which is not clearly distinct in its application. |
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cereous 1 |
= ceraceous, waxen, waxy; > caesious, glaucescent, glaucous, pruinose |
coating |
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Covered with wax or a wax-like substance. |
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glaucescent |
< ceraceous, cereous, pruinose, waxen, waxy |
coating |
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Becoming glaucous with age. See also caesious. |
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waxen 1 |
= ceraceous, cereous, waxen; > caesious, glaucescent, glaucous, pruinose |
coating |
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Covered with wax or a wax-like substance. |
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oleaginous 1 |
= greasy, oily, unctuous |
coating |
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Of a grease- or oil-like film. |
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glaucous |
< ceraceous, cereous, pruinose, waxen, waxy |
coating |
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Whitish pruinose; covered with a thin, opaque, whitish deposit (bloom) of macroscopically indistinguishable waxy particles that rubs off easily. See also caesious, glaucescent. |
