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deciduous 2 |
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habit |
plant |
Perennial and having all leaves separating and falling away during a particular portion of the yearly cycle, especially the autumn or the dry season, between growing seasons. Semantically, this term is properly applied only to the entity that falls, not to the structure that it separates and falls from; in traditional usage, though, the term has been applied to trees and other perennial plants that shed all their leaves at some time during the yearly cycle. |
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dovetailing |
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habit |
trichome |
Papillate and serving to hold a surface to the opposing one of an appressed structure by interlocking with others on the opposing surface; sometimes furcate. |
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clambering |
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habit |
plant, axis |
Reclining upon and spreading across other plants or objects without the aid of special holding structures or growth patterns. |
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creeping |
= repent |
habit |
axis |
Procumbent and rooting adventitiously at intervals along its length. |
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shrubby |
> bushy, frutescent, fruticose |
habit |
plant |
Having or developing the character of a shrub. See also arboreous, arborescent, subshrubby, suffrutescent, suffruticose, tree-like, woody-clumping. |
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evening-blooming |
= vespertine |
habit |
flower |
Opening during the evening. |
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evergreen |
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habit |
plant |
Perennial and bearing some viable leaves at all times during the yearly cycle. |
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tree-form |
> arboreous, arborescent |
habit |
plant |
Having or developing the character of a tree. See also bushy, frutescent, fruticose, shrubby, subshrubby, suffrutescent, suffruticose, woody-clumping. |
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decumbent |
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habit |
axis |
Reclining upon the substrate proximally, ascending to erect distally. |
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vespertine |
= evening-blooming |
habit |
flower |
Opening during the evening. |
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solitary 2 |
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habit |
plants |
Growing singly; not aggregated. |
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procumbent |
= prostrate, supine, trailing |
habit |
axis |
Lying directly upon the substrate over its entire length. |
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tufted 1 |
= cespitose |
habit |
plants |
Growing in distinct, compact, relatively dense, turf-like aggregations. |
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bushy |
< shrubby; >< frutescent, fruticose |
habit |
plant |
Having or developing the character of a bush. See also arboreous, arborescent, subshrubby, suffrutescent, suffruticose, tree-like, woody-clumping. |
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scandent |
= climbing |
habit |
plant, axis |
Ascending by means of special structures (e.g., tendrils) or growth patterns (e.g., twining) that enable purchase on and support by other plants or objects. |
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amphibious |
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habit |
plant |
Able to live in either aquatic or terrestrial habitats; e.g., adapted to periodic inundation on floodplains. |
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laminar 1 |
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insertion |
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Upon or otherwise directly associated with the lamina (blade) of a foliaceous structure. |
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vascular |
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insertion |
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Upon or otherwise directly associated with the vasculature. |
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receptacular |
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insertion |
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Upon, arising from, or otherwise directly associated with the receptacle. |
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superposed 2 |
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insertion |
buds |
Axillary in pairs, one member of each pair directly above the other. |
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basicaulous |
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insertion |
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At or very near the stem base. |
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cauline |
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insertion |
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Upon, arising from, or otherwise directly associated with the stem. |
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intravaginal |
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insertion |
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Within the leaf sheath. |
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epirhizal |
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insertion |
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Upon or arising from the roots. |
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inferior 1 |
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insertion |
indusium |
Inserted at the base of the sorus. |
