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vascular |
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insertion |
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Upon or otherwise directly associated with the vasculature. |
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aristate 1 |
= awned, bristled |
apex |
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Bearing one or more aristae (awns, bristles, setae). |
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main stem |
= primary stem; > bole, trunk |
STRUCTURE |
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The one, or any of the more than one, first-order stem(s), or first-order portion(s) of the collective stem, of a shoot. |
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branchlet |
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STRUCTURE |
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A branch of the highest or ultimate order. |
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notch |
= emargination |
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A relatively small, acute sinus at the distal end of a laminar structure. |
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checkered 1 |
= tessellate |
coloration |
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Having a pattern of more or less regularly disposed square zones of contrasting hues and/or intensities. |
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…parted |
? …cleft, …fid, …lobate, …lobed, …partite, …segmented |
plane shape |
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Having the number of lobes, divisions or segments indicated by the prefix; as in five-parted. |
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coroniform |
= crown-shaped |
solid shape |
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Shortly and broadly tubular overall, circumferentially continuous at the base, distally so or not; like a monarch's crown. |
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receptacular |
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insertion |
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Upon, arising from, or otherwise directly associated with the receptacle. |
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epiphyllous |
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position |
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Upon the leaves, or partially adnate thereto and apparently arising therefrom. |
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habit |
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CHARACTER |
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General appearance and/or function, usually including explicit or implicit reference to one or more aspects of habitat or other features of the external environment; a logically imprecise traditional category of terms that overlaps conceptually with architecture, arrangement, duration, insertion, location, orientation, position, shape, and texture. |
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streaked 2 |
= striate; < lineate |
relief |
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Covered with very narrow and shallow, relatively long, more or less straight and parallel depressions. |
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induplicate |
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aestivation |
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Basically valvate but with each member involute, the lateral abaxial surfaces of adjacent members contiguous. |
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undulate |
= wavy |
margin |
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Having regular, curved, smoothly connected, alternating, wave-like deviations upward and downward from the general plane of the structure. |
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…lobate |
? …cleft, …fid, …lobed, …parted, …partite, …segmented |
solid shape |
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Having the number of lobes indicated by the prefix; as in bilobate. |
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caudex pl. caudices |
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STRUCTURE |
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The short, persistent, thickened, more or less erect, main stem of a perennial plant that otherwise has annual stems. |
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pallid |
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coloration |
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Relatively pale; not strongly colored. |
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connivent |
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arrangement |
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Converging and distally contiguous; esp. arcuate stamens with anthers contiguous. |
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placentation |
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CHARACTER |
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Disposition of the placenta(e) within an ovary. |
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rachilla 2 var. rhachilla |
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STRUCTURE |
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A second-order axis in an inflorescence, especially the axis bearing the florets in a spikelet; esp. in Cyperaceae, Poaceae (Gramineae). |
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embryotega pl. embryotegae, embryotegas |
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STRUCTURE |
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A small, hardened, lid-like portion of the testa (seed coat) at the micropyle of some seeds, detaching at germination. |
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salt-excreting |
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exudation |
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Accumulating salt and discharging it directly to the exterior in a concentrated aqueous solution, the salt then crystallizing on the exterior following evaporation of the fluid medium; when salt-excreting glands are indicated in the nominative, usually they are called simply salt glands. |
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fixation |
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CHARACTER |
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Mode of attachment to a supporting structure. |
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glutinous 2 |
> mucilaginous, mucous, viscid |
texture |
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Sticky or slimy. |
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sterigma pl. sterigmata |
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STRUCTURE |
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A portion of a lamina that is prolonged and adherent to the supporting axis beneath the point of vascular insertion. |
