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epirhizal |
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position |
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Upon or arising from the roots. |
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spathulate |
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plane shape |
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See spatula-shaped, spatulate. |
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flush |
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prominence |
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Even with the surrounding surface, neither higher nor lower than its general level. |
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strigillose |
= strigulose |
pubescence |
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Finely strigose. |
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tessellate 2 |
= checkered |
relief |
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Having a pattern of regularly disposed squares marked by raised or depressed vasculature. |
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uni… |
= mono…, one-…, single-… |
prefix |
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Indicating presence of or constitution by one entity of the type denoted by the term's stem; as in unicellular, unifloral, unifoliate. 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. |
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lens-shaped 1 |
= biconvex, lenticular |
plane shape |
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Elongate, narrow, broadest at the middle, attenuate to acute ends, the sides convex; like the outline of a couble-convex lens viewed from its edge. |
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acephalous 1 |
= headless |
architecture |
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Not terminated or surmounted by a head-like structure, esp. when one might be expected. |
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lobed |
? cleft, dissected, divided, lobate, parted, partite, segmented |
solid shape |
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Having one or more component sectors or peripheral protrusions that is/are delimited by concavities in the surface or margin and that is/are not proximally distinct from the remainder of the whole. The meanings of this term and its approximate synonyms sometimes have been supposed to differ according to the depth of the delimiting concavities relative to the midline or midpoint of the overall structure, and/or to the shape or proportions of the protusions or sectors; however, there has been little consistency in the applications of the various terms according to such distinctions, which are ones only of degree and are necessarily arbitrary in any case. In general usage, these terms differ only indistinctly and connotatively: cleft, lobed (or lobate), parted (or partite) and segmented tend to connote fewer protrusions or sectors; lobate usually connotes as well a generally rounded shape; dissected tends to connote more numerous sectors that are elongate and angular. See also cut (incised, lacerate, torn), laciniate (slashed). |
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blade |
= lamina |
STRUCTURE |
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The expanded, more or less planate, distal portion, when present, of a leaf, leaflet or bract. |
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neck (archegonial) |
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STRUCTURE |
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The distal narrowed portion of an archegonium above its bulbous base. |
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palmatifid |
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solid shape |
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Palmately lobate; having three or more lobes whose longitudinal axes radiate from a common point. |
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cauline |
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position |
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Upon, arising from, or otherwise directly associated with the stem. |
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plane shape |
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CHARACTER |
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Overall two-dimensional form or aspect(s) thereof. Overlaps conceptually with architecture, arrangement, habit, insertion, orientation, and position. |
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dendritic |
= tree-like |
architecture |
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Like the branched axial structure of a tree. |
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endeca… |
= eleven-… |
prefix |
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Indicating presence of or constitution by eleven entities of the type denoted by the term's stem; as in endecafoliolate, endecagynous. |
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stiff |
= rigent, rigid |
texture |
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Strongly resisting deformation over its length. |
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gongyloid |
= gongylodate, knob-shaped, knot-shaped, nodiform |
solid shape |
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Approximately globose, the surface convoluted or not, like a knob or knot; usually applied only to structures or components that are relatively small. |
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hypogeous |
= hypogeal, subterranean |
location |
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Within the ground, beneath its surface; esp. of cotyledons following seed germination. |
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turgid |
= swollen, tumid |
solid shape |
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Engorged in appearance, convex overall with the surface appearing taut, as though from internal pressure. See also inflated, which is not clearly distinct in its application. |
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lanate |
< woolly |
pubescence |
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Bearing relatively long, moderately stout, intertwined, somewhat matted, capillate trichomes. See also lanulose. |
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basifixed |
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fixation |
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Attached at its base. |
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orbiculate |
= round; orbicular misapplied |
plane shape |
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Circular. |
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piliferous |
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apex |
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Having a distinct, fine, weak, hair-like portion or protrusion. |
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comb-shaped |
= pectinate |
plane shape |
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Finely divided, the divisions slender, oriented more or less perpendicular to the central axis, and resembling the teeth of a comb. |
