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heterostylous |
< heteromorphic |
architecture |
taxon, plant, flower |
Having styles that differ distinctly in size and/or shape. |
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pitcher-leaved |
= ascidiate |
architecture |
plant |
Bearing pitcher-bladed (ascidiate) leaves; esp. in Nepenthaceae, Sarraceniaceae. |
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regular |
= actinomorphic |
architecture |
perianth, calyx, corolla |
Radially symmetric; divisible into two essentially equal portions along any median longitudinal plane. See also peloric. |
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unijugate |
= bifoliolate, two-leafleted |
architecture |
foliaceous structure |
Compound with one pair of leaflets. |
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furrowed |
= colpate, fossulate, grooved, sulcate, valleculate |
architecture |
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Having one or more elongate, relatively narrow and shallow depressions (furrows). |
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simple 2 |
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architecture |
trichome |
Unicellular and unbranched. |
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tetradynamous |
|
architecture |
flower, androecium |
Diadelphous with four stamens in one set and two in the other. See also didynamous. |
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eradicate |
= rootless |
architecture |
plant |
Lacking a root. |
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eramous |
= unbranched |
architecture |
axis, laminar vein |
Not branching at any point. |
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winged 1 |
= alate |
architecture |
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Having one or more elongate, relatively thin protrusions or appendages that resemble wings. |
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operculate |
= lidded |
architecture |
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Having an operculum (lid). |
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fossulate |
= colpate, furrowed, grooved, sulcate, valleculate |
architecture |
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Having one or more elongate, relatively narrow and shallow depressions (fossulae). |
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sessile |
= exstipitate, stalkless, unstalked |
architecture |
structure |
Lacking a stalk, thus inserted ("sitting") directly upon the bearing structure. |
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percurrent 1 |
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architecture |
primary or secondary laminar veins |
Running through the entire length of the lamina (blade), or all the way to its margin. |
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exalate 1 |
= wingless |
architecture |
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Lacking elongate, relatively thin protrusions or appendages that resemble wings. |
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grooved |
= colpate, fossulate, furrowed, sulcate, valleculate |
architecture |
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Having one or more relatively narrow and shallow longitudinal depressions (grooves). |
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spinulose |
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architecture |
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Finely spinose. |
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dialysepalous |
= aposepalous, chorisepalous, polysepalous |
architecture |
flower, perianth, calyx |
Having two or more distinct sepals; having the sepals unfused. |
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liguliflorous |
|
architecture |
capitulum (head) |
Bearing florets that all are bisexual and have zygomorphic corollas; in Asteraceae (Compositae). |
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homophyllous |
< homomorphic |
architecture |
taxon, plant |
Having leaves that do not differ distinctly in size and/or shape. |
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eglandular |
= glandless |
architecture |
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Lacking glands. |
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glandular 1 |
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architecture |
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Having one or more glands. |
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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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homostylous |
< homomorphic |
architecture |
taxon, plant, flower |
Having styles that do not differ distinctly in size and/or shape. |
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decompound |
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architecture |
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Comprising two or more orders of equivalent substructural entities; multiply compound. |
