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dextrorse |
= rightward |
orientation |
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Directed to the right, relative to the direction of growth along an explicit or implicit axis of reference. See also sinistrorse (leftward). |
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assurgent |
= ascending, upcurved |
orientation |
lateral structure |
Spreading at the base and then curving upward or forward, the distal portion more or less parallel to the bearing structure. |
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arching |
= recurved |
orientation |
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Curving backward or downward. |
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horizontal |
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orientation |
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Parallel to the horizon, perpendicular to the force of gravity. |
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spreading |
= patent, porrect, salient |
orientation |
lateral structure |
Antrorse and diverging at an acute angle from the bearing structure. |
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anticlinal |
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orientation |
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Perpendicular to some given plane of reference; applied especially to the plane of cell division when it is oriented at right angles to the generalized plane of the structural surface. |
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rightward |
= dextrorse |
orientation |
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Directed to the right, relative to the direction of growth along an explicit or implicit axis of reference. See also leftward (sinistrorse). |
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cernuous |
= nodding, nutant |
orientation |
stalked structure |
Having the stalk proximally erect and distally recurved, the main body thus oriented outward to downward.See also pendulous (hanging, pendent). |
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campylotropous |
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orientation |
ovule |
Having the (reniform) ovule curved toward the ovary wall, the micropyle facing the wall, and the funiculus attached near the center of the concave side, the curvature and displacement of funicular insertion due to asymmetrical growth during ontogenesis. |
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pendent |
= hanging, pendulous |
orientation |
stalked structure |
Having the stalk strongly recurved from its base, the main body oriented downward. See also nutant (cernuous, nodding). |
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inclinate |
= declinate |
orientation |
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Bent or curved downward or forward. |
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declinate |
= inclinate |
orientation |
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Bent or curved downward or forward. |
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transverse 2 |
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orientation |
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Perpendicular to the long axis of the context of reference. |
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atropous |
= orthotropous |
orientation |
ovule |
Having the (straight) ovule sessile or funiculate and divaricate, the micropyle facing away from the ovary wall (placenta). |
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oblique 2 |
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orientation |
planate lateral structure |
Lying in a plane not coincident with the one defined by its longitudinal axis and that of the bearing structure. |
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pendulous |
= hanging, pendent |
orientation |
stalked structure |
Having the stalk strongly recurved from its base, the main body oriented downward. See also cernuous (nodding, nutant). |
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acroscopic |
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orientation |
subordinate structure |
Directed, facing, or pointing ("looking") toward the apex of the bearing structure. |
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inclined |
= declined |
orientation |
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Directed downward or backward. |
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antrorse |
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orientation |
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Directed forward or upward, toward the distal end of the context of reference, parallel or at an acute angle to the bearing structure. |
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declined |
= inclined |
orientation |
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Directed downward or backward. |
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downcurved |
= descending |
orientation |
lateral structure |
Salient at its base and then curving downward or backward. |
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resupinate |
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orientation |
lateral structure |
Inverted due to twisting distal to the point of insertion during development. |
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nodding |
= cernuous, nutant |
orientation |
stalked structure |
Having the stalk proximally erect and distally recurved, the main body thus oriented outward to downward. See also hanging (pendent, pendulous). |
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one-sided 2 |
= unilateral |
orientation |
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Disposed or directed toward one side only. |
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drooping |
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orientation |
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Erect to salient (patent, porrect, spreading) proximally and curving downward distally. |
