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epigeous |
= epigeal |
location |
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Upon or very near the surface of the ground; esp. of cotyledons following seed germination. |
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submersed |
= submerged |
location |
plant, structure of aquatic plant |
Beneath the water surface. |
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emergent |
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location |
plant, structure of aquatic plant |
Rising from beneath the water surface to a point above it. |
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emersed |
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location |
structure of aquatic plant |
Above the water surface. |
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hypogeal |
= hypogeous, subterranean |
location |
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Within the ground, beneath its surface; esp. of cotyledons following seed germination. |
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hypogeous |
= hypogeal, subterranean |
location |
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Within the ground, beneath its surface; esp. of cotyledons following seed germination. |
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aerial |
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location |
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Above ground or water level. |
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subterranean |
= hypogeal, hypogeous |
location |
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Within the ground, beneath its surface. |
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rudimentary |
= obsolete (not recommended); > vestigial |
manifestation |
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Not developing fully and not functional compared with corresponding structures in other taxa. |
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showy |
< conspicuous |
manifestation |
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Prominently evident and attractive due to size, shape and/or coloration. |
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inconspicuous |
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manifestation |
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Not prominently evident. |
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vestigial |
< obsolete (not recommended), rudimentary |
manifestation |
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Not developing fully and not functional compared with corresponding structures in other taxa, and thought to have devolved to that state from a fully developed and functional structure in an ancestral taxon. |
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obscure |
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manifestation |
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Hardly evident. |
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obsolete (not recommended) |
= rudimentary; > vestigial |
manifestation |
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Not developing fully and not functional compared with corresponding structures in other taxa. |
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conspicuous |
> showy |
manifestation |
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Prominently evident. |
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entire |
|
margin |
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Uninterrupted; not deviating significantly from its general line, thus lacking any localized convexities or concavities. |
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…-sawtoothed |
= …serrate |
margin |
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Having the number of orders of sawteeth indicated by the prefix, one upon another; as in twice-sawtoothed. See also …-scalloped (…crenate), …-toothed (…dentate). |
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involute 1 |
|
margin |
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Rolled adaxially. |
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repand |
|
margin |
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Gently or shallowly sinuate. |
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wavy |
= undulate |
margin |
|
Having regular, curved, smoothly connected, alternating, wave-like deviations upward and downward from the general plane of the structure. |
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erose 1 |
|
margin |
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Having rough, very irregular depressions throughout. |
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small-sawtoothed |
= serrulate |
margin |
|
Finely sawtoothed (serrate). See also scalloped (crenate), small-scalloped (crenulate), small-toothed (denticulate), toothed (dentate). |
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small-scalloped |
= crenulate |
margin |
|
Finely scalloped (crenate). See also sawtoothed (serrate), small-sawtoothed (serrulate), small-toothed (denticulate), toothed (dentate). |
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small-toothed |
= denticulate |
margin |
|
Finely toothed (dentate). See also sawtoothed (serrate), scalloped (crenate), small-scalloped (crenulate), small-sawtoothed (serrulate). |
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fimbriate |
= fringed |
margin |
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Regularly divided into slender, closely adjacent, more or less flexible segments, or having protrusions that give the appearance of such division. See also fimbrillate (fine-fringed). |
