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…lobate |
? …cleft, …fid, …lobed, …parted, …partite, …segmented |
plane shape |
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Having the number of lobes indicated by the prefix; as in bilobate. |
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tuberoid (root-stem) |
= dropper |
STRUCTURE |
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An axial outgrowth that descends from a bulb and eventually forms a new bulb; esp. in Orchidaceae. |
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articulation |
= joint |
STRUCTURE |
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A distinct, relatively narrow zone of demarcation between adjacent main portions of an elongate structure, often thicker than the rest of the structure and sometimes a site of eventual abscission. |
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septal |
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insertion |
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Upon or otherwise directly associated with the septum or septa. |
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oligo… |
= few-… |
prefix |
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Indicating presence of or constitution by a relatively small number of entities of the type denoted by the term's stem; as in oligandrous, oligocellular, oligofloral, oligospermous. See also multi… (many-…, pluri…, poly…). |
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culm |
< cane, stem |
STRUCTURE |
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A stem of a sedge (Cyperaceae) or grass (Poaceae), usually hollow. Use of this term or cane instead of stem is a matter of tradition and preference, not of descriptive precision or necessity. |
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pear-shaped |
= pyriform |
solid shape |
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Basically circular in transverse section, broadest toward one end, attenuate toward and much narrower at the other, both ends rounded; slenderly turbinate or obturbinate; like a pear. |
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hood-shaped |
= cucullate, cuculliform |
solid shape |
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Convex or compressed-convex overall with a distal peak or ridge, relatively thin-walled and essentially hollow with the interior open to one side below the distal portion; resembling a hood or cowl. See also helmet-shaped (galeate, galeiform), which overlaps conceptually. |
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striped |
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coloration |
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Having one or more elongate, relatively narrow and, when multiple, more or less parallel, areas of contrasting hue and/or intensity. |
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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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centralium pl. centralia |
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FEATURE |
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A central longitudinal cavity within the seed; esp. in Arecaceae (Palmae). |
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mixed-craspedodromous |
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venation |
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Having a midvein that branches to either side along the length of the lamina, the secondary veins running thence toward the margin, some becoming indistinct before reaching it, others terminating there. |
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verrucose |
= tuberculate, tuberculose, warty |
relief |
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Covered with small, relatively broad, irregularly shaped, obtuse protrusions. |
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antherozoid |
= spermatozoid; < sperm |
STRUCTURE |
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A motile male gamete, produced within an antheridium. |
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elaiosome |
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STRUCTURE |
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A fleshy outgrowth from the seed coat (testa) that contains a high proportion of oil, usually attracting ants for dispersal. |
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glaucous |
< ceraceous, cereous, pruinose, waxen, waxy |
coating |
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Whitish pruinose; covered with a thin, opaque, whitish deposit (bloom) of macroscopically indistinguishable waxy particles that rubs off easily. See also caesious, glaucescent. |
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planoconcave |
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solid shape |
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Relatively thin with opposite broad faces, one plane and one concave. |
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flattened |
> complanate, compressed, depressed, obcompressed |
solid shape |
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Convex overall but with one or more sides or ends distinctly deviating toward plane, as though pressed or squeezed there. |
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lepidote |
= squamose; < scaly |
pubescence |
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Bearing lepides (squamae). See also squamellose. |
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comose |
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pubescence |
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Bearing a prominent single tuft of relatively long and slender, flexible, capillate trichomes (coma). |
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oblique 1 |
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apex |
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Asymmetric about its longitudinal axis. |
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hermaphroditic |
= bisexual |
reproduction |
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Having functional reproductive structures of both sexes. See also perfect. |
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stilt root |
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STRUCTURE |
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A relatively stout or strong adventitious root arising from a woody stem branch and extending downward directly toward the substrate, within which it ultimately becomes anchored, thus supporting the branch of origin; as in some Ficus (Moraceae). |
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pubescent 1 (broad sense) |
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pubescence |
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Bearing trichomes. This is one of the most ambiguous terms in the botanical lexicon; it should not be used unless its intended meaning is explicit. |
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cariniform |
= keel-shaped |
solid shape |
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Elongate, basically triangular in transverse section, tapering at one or both ends, the outer edge thus somewhat arcuate, the whole resembling the keel of a boat. |
