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irregular 2 |
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course |
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Deviating asymmetrically from a straight line. |
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flexuous var. flexuose |
= zig-zag |
course |
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Having alternating angular bends to either side, more or less straight between the bends. |
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zig-zag |
= flexuous |
course |
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Having alternating angular bends to either side, more or less straight between the bends. |
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S-shaped 1 |
= sigmoid |
course |
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Curved more or less regularly first in one direction and then in the opposite direction, like the letter S. |
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sigmoid 1 |
= S-shaped |
course |
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Curved more or less regularly first in one direction and then in the opposite direction, like the letter S. |
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straight |
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course |
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Lacking significant curves or bends. |
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spiral 2 |
= helical |
course |
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Curving with regularly increasing radius from one end to the other in one general plane. |
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helical 2 |
= spiral |
course |
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Curving with regularly increasing radius from one end to the other in one general plane. |
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spiral 3 |
= helical |
course |
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Curving with constant or regularly increasing radius from one end to the other through three dimensions. |
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helical 3 |
= spiral |
course |
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Curving with constant or regularly increasing radius from one end to the other through three dimensions. |
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strict |
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course |
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Lacking any curve or bend. |
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striped |
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coloration |
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Having one or more elongate, relatively narrow and, when multiple, more or less parallel, areas of contrasting hue and/or intensity. |
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blotched |
= maculate, spotted |
coloration |
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Having one or more areas that differ in color from the rest of the surface. See also eyespotted. |
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ocellate |
= eyespotted |
coloration |
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Having a more or less circular area that differes in hue and/or intensity from the remainder of the structure; esp. a corolla with such an area at its center. |
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mottled |
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coloration |
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Having one or more indistinctly delineated, irregularly shaped, areas of varying size and contrasting hue and/or intensity. |
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punctate 1 |
= dotted |
coloration |
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Having small, round, clear or colored spots that contrast with the ground color. See also puncticulate (small-dotted). |
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puncticulate |
= small-dotted |
coloration |
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Finely punctate (dotted). |
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aciculate |
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coloration |
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Having fine, irregularly oriented, straight streaks of contrasting hue and/or intensity. |
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eyespotted |
= ocellate |
coloration |
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Having a more or less circular area that differes in hue and/or intensity from the remainder of the structure; esp. a corolla with such an area at its center. |
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netted 2 |
= reticulate |
coloration |
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Having a pattern of interconnected fine lines of contrasting hue and/or intensity. |
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banded |
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coloration |
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Broadly striped; having one or more elongate, relatively broad and, when multiple, more or less parallel, areas of contrasting hue and/or intensity. |
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small-dotted |
= puncticulate |
coloration |
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Finely dotted (punctate). |
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cryptic |
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coloration |
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Similar to its natural background, from which it is not readily distinguished. |
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spotted |
= blotched, maculate |
coloration |
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Having one or more areas that differ in color from the rest of the surface. See also eyespotted. |
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iridescent |
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coloration |
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Reflecting a pattern colors from throughout the visible spectrum, the pattern changing with the angle of view. |
