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…colporate |
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architecture |
pollen grain |
Having the number of colpi indicated by the prefix, each containing a pore; as in dicolporate, 3-colporate. |
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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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…cellular |
= …celled |
architecture |
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Having the number of cells indicated by the prefix; as in bicellular, multicellular, oligocellular. |
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…pterous |
= …winged |
architecture |
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Having the number of alae (wings) indicated by the prefix; as in dipterous, polypterous, tetrapterous. |
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opposite 2 |
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arrangement |
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Having the members of each whorl inserted directly above and/or below those of the next adjacent whorl(s). See also antipetalous, antisepalous. |
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haplomorphic |
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architecture |
flower |
Having the members of each set of basic floral structures numerous and spirally arranged, the flower hemispheric to conoidal overall. |
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indeterminate |
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development |
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Having the lateral (peripheral, basal, or proximal) portions differentiating first and the terminal (central, apical, or distal) portion later, development thus proceeding sequentially upward or inward. |
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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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scapigerous |
= scapose |
architecture |
plant |
Having the inflorescence borne upon a leafless, essentially naked axis (scape) that arises directly from a caudex or rhizome beneath, at, or slightly above the substrate surface. |
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scapose |
= scapigerous |
architecture |
plant |
Having the inflorescence borne upon a leafless, essentially naked axis (scape) that arises directly from a caudex or rhizome beneath, at, or slightly above the substrate surface. |
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protogynous |
< dichogamous |
maturation |
bisexual flower |
Having the gynoecium become functionally mature before the androecium. |
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anatropous |
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orientation |
ovule |
Having the funiculus distally recurved and the (straight) ovule lying beside and parallel to the proximal portion of the funiculus, to which it may be adnate or adherent, the micropyle facing the ovary wall (placenta). |
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amphitropous |
= hemianatropous |
orientation |
ovule |
Having the funiculus adnate to the proximal portion of the (straight) ovule, the latter lying and the micropyle facing parallel to the ovary wall (placenta). |
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hemianatropous |
= amphitropous |
orientation |
ovule |
Having the funiculus adnate to the proximal portion of the (straight) ovule, the latter lying and the micropyle facing parallel to the ovary wall (placenta). |
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continuous 1 |
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architecture |
inflorescence |
Having the flowers or branch units distributed evenly along the axis, with no significant interruption. |
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catadromous |
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venation |
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Having the first lateral vein in each pinna or primary segment of the frond arise from its midvein on the side toward the base of the frond, the pinnule or secondary segment that it leads to often disproportionately larger than the next distal ones. |
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anadromous |
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venation |
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Having the first lateral vein in each pinna or primary segment of the frond arise from its midvein on the side toward the apex of the frond, the pinnule or secondary segment that it leads to often disproportionately larger than the next distal ones. |
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cryptocotyloid |
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germination |
seed |
Having the cotyledon(s) remaining inside the seed coat. |
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phanerocotyloid |
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germination |
seed |
Having the cotyledon(s) emerging from the seed coat. |
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ceraceous 2 |
cereous, waxen, waxy |
texture |
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Having the consistency of wax. |
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cereous 2 |
= ceraceous, waxen, waxy |
texture |
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Having the consistency of wax. |
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waxen 2 |
= ceraceous, cereous, waxy |
texture |
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Having the consistency of wax. |
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waxy 2 |
= ceraceous, cereous, waxy |
texture |
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Having the consistency of wax. |
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resinous 2 |
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texture |
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Having the consistency of resin. |
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arboreous |
< tree-form |
habit |
plant |
Having the character of a tree. See also arborescent, bushy, frutescent, fruticose, subshrubby, suffrutescent, suffruticose, woody-clumping. |
