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blunt 2 |
= obtuse |
base |
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Bluntly angular; having an angular proximal portion whose generalized sides intersect at an angle of 90° or more. |
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truncate 2 |
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base |
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Having a generalized proximal boundary that is more or less straight or plane and approximately perpendicular to the central axis. |
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cuneate 1 |
= obtriangular, wedge-shaped |
base |
laminar structure |
Attenuate with the sides more or less straight and intersecting at an acute angle. |
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attenuate 1 |
= concave-tapered |
base |
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Gradually diminishing in width or diameter toward the proximal end, the sides longitudinally concave. Corresponds with acuminate for apex shape. |
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decurrent |
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base |
laminar structure |
Having the lamina prolonged and adherent to the supporting axis beneath the point of vascular insertion, the prolonged portion termed a sterigma. |
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sheathing 2 |
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base |
laminar structure |
Terete or involute and closely enclosing the supporting axis for some distance above the point of insertion. |
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auriculate |
= eared |
base |
laminar structure |
Having two small, rounded, lateral lobes, one to either side, that lie in more or less the same plane as the remainder of the lamina. |
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wedge-shaped 1 |
= cuneate, obtriangular |
base |
laminar structure |
Attenuate with the sides more or less straight and intersecting at an acute angle. |
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oblique 1 |
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base |
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Asymmetric about its longitudinal axis. |
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heart-shaped 1 |
= cordate |
base |
laminar structure |
Having two equal, more or less rounded, retrorse lobes, one to either side, overlapping or not, the intervening sinus relatively deep. |
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sagittate 1 |
= arrowhead-shaped |
base |
laminar structure |
Having two retrorse, generally triangular lobes, one to either side. |
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cyclic |
= seriate, verticillate, whorled |
arrangement |
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Disposed along the axis in groups of three or more, the members of each group (cycle, series, verticil, whorl) inserted around the axis at the same level. |
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…seriate 2 |
= …cyclic, …verticillate, …whorled |
arrangement |
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Disposed in the number of series (cycles, verticils, whorls) indicated by the prefix; as in biseriate, 3-seriate. |
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paired |
= conjugate, geminate |
arrangement |
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Inserted by pairs, the members of each fused or not. |
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bundled 2 (not recommended) |
= fascicled, fasciculate |
arrangement |
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Disposed in one or more fascicles, the members of each inserted close together and only slightly if at all divergent from one another. |
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valvate 2 |
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arrangement |
planate structures |
Not overlapping, adjacent members laterally contiguous at their margins. |
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…cyclic |
= …seriate, …verticillate, …whorled |
arrangement |
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Disposed in the number of cycles (series, verticils, whorls) indicated by the prefix; as in monocyclic, 3-cyclic. |
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acyclic |
= helical, spiral |
arrangement |
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Disposed helically about and along the axis, each on a different radius than the one(s) vertically adjacent. |
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convolute 2 |
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arrangement |
cotyledons |
Each rolled or folded inward longitudinally, one enveloping the other. |
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whorled |
= cyclic, seriate, verticillate |
arrangement |
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Disposed along the axis in groups of three or more, the members of each group (cycle, series, verticil, whorl) inserted around the axis at the same level. |
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helical 1 |
= acyclic, spiral |
arrangement |
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Disposed helically about and along the axis, each on a different radius than the one(s) vertically adjacent. |
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divaricate |
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arrangement |
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Strongly divergent. |
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ladder-like |
= scalariform |
arrangement |
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Disposed in vertical sequence with long axes horizontal and parallel. |
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approximate |
= close |
arrangement |
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Disposed relatively near to one another. |
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…whorled |
= …cyclic, …seriate, …verticillate |
arrangement |
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Disposed in the number of whorls (cycles, series, verticils) indicated by the prefix; as in three-whorled, 1-whorled. |
