capitate 1 |
= headed |
architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more capitula. |
…stylous |
= …styled |
architecture |
flower, pistil |
Having the number of styles indicated by the prefix; as in monostylous, pentastylous, polystylous. |
anisopetalous |
|
architecture |
flower, perianth, corolla |
Having petals unequal in size and/or shape. |
isostemonous |
|
architecture |
flower, androecium |
Having the stamens essentially alike in size and shape. |
monochasium-like |
= monochasiform |
architecture |
capitulescence, inflorescence |
Resembling a monochasium, but not strictly such. |
spikeleted |
|
architecture |
inflorescence |
Having the penultimate subdivisional order consisting of spikelets. |
ligulate 1 |
= liguliferous |
architecture |
structure |
Having a ligule. |
eradicate |
= rootless |
architecture |
plant |
Lacking a root. |
paracytic |
= rubiaceous |
architecture |
stomate |
Having one or more subsidiary cells to either side, all oriented parallel to its long axis. |
amplexicaul |
|
architecture |
foliaceous structure |
See amplexicaulous. |
solid |
= continuous |
architecture |
pith |
Uninterrupted by cavities and essentially homogeneous in texture at axis maturity. |
leaf-like |
= foliaceous |
architecture |
structure |
Resembling a leaf in shape, texture and color. |
ascidiate 2 |
= pitcher-leaved |
architecture |
plant |
Bearing ascidiate (pitcher-bladed) leaves; esp. in Nepenthaceae, Sarraceniaceae. |
one-sided 1 |
= unilateral |
architecture |
|
Having only one side, as compared with presumably equivalent, bilaterally symmetric structures. |
…locular |
= …loculed |
architecture |
anther, ovary, fruit |
Having the number of locules indicated by the prefix; as in plurilocular, trilocular, unilocular. |
foliose 2 |
|
architecture |
thallus |
Having leaf-like lobes; in Hepaticae. |
peloric |
|
architecture |
corolla |
Regular when the usual condition in the taxon is irregular. |
anisophyllous |
|
architecture |
plant, axis |
Heterophyllous and bearing leaves of two or more distinct sizes or shapes on the same plants. |
monochlamydeous |
|
architecture |
flower |
Having a monocyclic perianth. |
ligulate 2 |
|
architecture |
floret |
Bisexual with a zygomorphic corolla; in Asteraceae (Compositae). |
hollow |
= excavate(d) |
architecture |
axis |
Having pith tissue absent or disintegrating prior to axial maturity, resulting in an uninterrupted cavity running the length of the axis. Semantically, this term and its synonym refer to the axis, not to the pith itself, although the latter application has been traditional. |
stoloniferous |
= runnering, sarmentose |
architecture |
plant |
Producing stolons (runners), by means of which it propagates vegetatively. |
eramous |
= unbranched |
architecture |
axis, laminar vein |
Not branching at any point. |
amplexicaulous var. amplexicaul |
= clasping |
architecture |
foliaceous structure |
Having two distinct basal lobes that partially or fully encircle the bearing axis. See also connate-perfoliate, perfoliate. |
rhizomatous |
|
architecture |
plant |
Having rhizomes. |