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monopodial |
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architecture |
axes |
Branching laterally, each axis of each order of branches produced by a single, persistently dominant, apical meristem. See also sympodial. |
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stalked 3 |
= petiolate |
architecture |
leaf |
Having a petiole. |
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homocladic |
< homomorphic |
architecture |
taxon, plant |
Having stems that do not differ distinctly in size, shape and/or constitution. |
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stalked 4 |
= petiolulate |
architecture |
leaflet |
Having a petiolule. |
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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. |
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pericolpate |
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architecture |
pollen grain |
Having more than three surficial grooves (colpi) oriented such that some or all of them cross meridians. |
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crowded |
= compact, congested |
architecture |
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Having equivalent constituent parts disposed very near to one another. |
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corymbose |
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architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more corymbs. |
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epistom(at)ic |
= epistomatous |
architecture |
foliaceous structure |
Having stomata on only the adaxial surface. |
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unijugate |
= bifoliolate, two-leafleted |
architecture |
foliaceous structure |
Compound with one pair of leaflets. |
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apostemonous |
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architecture |
flower, androecium |
Having two or more distinct stamens; having the stamens unfused. |
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…locular |
= …loculed |
architecture |
anther, ovary, fruit |
Having the number of locules indicated by the prefix; as in plurilocular, trilocular, unilocular. |
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…celled |
= …cellular |
architecture |
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Having the number of cells indicated by the prefix; as in one-celled, few-celled, 5-celled. |
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synsepalous |
= gamosepalous |
architecture |
flower, perianth, calyx |
Having two or more sepals that are partially or wholly connate. |
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…morphic |
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architecture |
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Existing within the taxon in the number of distinct structural states indicated by the prefix, the states segregated in different sets of plants or not; as in monomorphic, polymorphic, trimorphic. |
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compact |
= congested, crowded |
architecture |
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Having equivalent constituent parts disposed very near to one another. |
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stalked 5 |
= funiculate |
architecture |
ovule |
Having a funiculus (funicle), by which it is attached to the ovary wall. |
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…merous |
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architecture |
compound or compound-complex structure |
Having the number of equivalent component parts indicated by the prefix (e.g., petals in a corolla), or having different component sets of equivalent parts of that number in each set (e.g., calyx and corolla in a perianth); as in monomerous, oligomerous, polymerous, tetramerous, trimerous. |
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pericolporate |
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architecture |
pollen grain |
Pericolpate, each groove containing a pore. |
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…porate |
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architecture |
pollen grain |
Having the number of pores indicated by the prefix; as in monoporate, polyporate, triporate. |
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epistomatous |
= epistom(at)ic |
architecture |
foliaceous structure |
Having stomata on only the adaxial surface. |
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scorpioid-cymose |
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architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more scorpioid cymes. See also cincinnate, helicoid-cymose. |
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strobiloid |
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architecture |
flower |
Characterized by a general lack of adnation among the different sets of basic floral structures, any significant degree of fusion limited to connation within sets, thus with ovary(ies) superior and lacking a floral tube. |
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inflorescence 1 |
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architecture |
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Mode or progressive pattern of bearing flowers; most appropriately described using adjectival terms. |
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unilabiate |
= one-lipped; < labiate, lipped |
architecture |
perianth, calyx, corolla |
Strongly zygomorphic with connate and/or coherent members some or all of whose distal portions form one lip-like structure. |
