raised |
> prominent, prominulous |
prominence |
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Protruding above the general level of the surrounding surface. |
palinactinodromous |
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venation |
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Compound actinodromous, with higher-order branch radiations above the level of and similar to the primary one. |
prothallus pl. prothalli |
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STRUCTURE |
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A very diminutive thallus that is reproductively mature and undergoes no further growth; in Polypodiophyta, Pinophyta. |
cucullus pl. cuculli |
= hood |
STRUCTURE |
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A cucullate (cuculliform) structure or component, esp. in an inflorescence or flower. |
epirhizal |
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insertion |
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Upon or arising from the roots. |
ramal |
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insertion |
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Upon or otherwise directly associated with the stem branches. |
pallid |
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coloration |
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Relatively pale; not strongly colored. |
villous |
= shaggy, villose |
pubescence |
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Bearing sparse, long, slender, soft, capillate trichomes that are not intertwined. See also villosulous. |
lyrate |
= lyre-shaped |
plane shape |
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Basically obovate but with several proximal concavities on each side, these sinuses opposite one another in pairs and decreasing in size toward the base; like the frontal outline of a lyre. |
coleorhiza |
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STRUCTURE |
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A sheath-like structure enclosing the radicle (embryonic root) in an embryo; esp. in Poaceae (Gramineae). |
apiculate |
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apex |
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Terminating abruptly in a short, slender, angular tip that is not notably harder or stiffer than the main body of the structure. See also mucronate, mucronulate. |
bifacial |
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architecture |
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Having two opposite broad surfaces that differ distinctly in appearance. |
muticous |
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apex |
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Lacking a distinct terminal point (when one might be expected). |
hypogeal |
= hypogeous, subterranean |
location |
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Within the ground, beneath its surface; esp. of cotyledons following seed germination. |
calyptrate |
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architecture |
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Having or constituting a calyptra. |
subspheric(al) |
= subglobose, suborbicular, subrotund, subspheroid(al) |
solid shape |
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Broadly ellipsoid with a length:width ratio closely approaching 1:1; almost spheric(al), slightly longer than broad. |
porous |
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porosity |
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Having vessels present. |
enation |
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STRUCTURE |
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A relatively small outgrowth from an otherwise regular boundary or surface of a larger structure. |
pungent 1 |
= acrid |
apex |
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Terminating abruptly in a rigid, relatively short, sharp point composed of both vascular and laminar tissues. |
operculum pl. opercula |
= lid |
STRUCTURE |
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A distal, cover-like portion of a structure whose main body is otherwise closed, transversely discontinuous with the main body around most of the circumference, or becoming partially or wholly separate by transverse dehiscence; as of an ascidium (pitcher), pollen grain, pyxis, or sporangium (spore case). |
vascular bundle |
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STRUCTURE |
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A discrete strand of conducting tissues (xylem, phloem) and associated cells (e.g., cambium) within a stem or other axial structure. |
lineate 1 |
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coloration |
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Having very narrow, straight, clear or colored lines that contrast with the ground color. |
cladode |
= cladophyll, phylloclade |
STRUCTURE |
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A stem segment that functions as a leaf; often more or less compressed. |
mono… |
= one-…, single-…, uni… |
prefix |
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Indicating presence of or constitution by one entity of the type denoted by the term's stem; as in monandrous, monocolpate, monocyclic. See also entries for particular terms with this prefix whose meanings, at least in some applications, are more specific than usually indicated by such combination. |
hoary |
= canescent |
pubescence |
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Densely covered with gray, fine, relatively short, capillate trichomes. |