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summer annual |
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nominative |
plant |
Annual, germinating in spring or early summer, reproducing sexually with no prolonged vegetative stage beforehand, and dying by late summer or autumn. See also winter annual. |
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amphicarpic |
= amphicarpous |
architecture |
plant |
Producing two morphologically or phenologically different types of fruit. |
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acaulous |
= stemless |
architecture |
plant |
Lacking any evident, elongate, aboveground stem, other than reproductive axes, at maturity, the leaves and/or reproductive axes arising essentially at substrate level from a very short axis with highly congested nodes. |
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basicauliramous |
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architecture |
plant |
Having the stem(s) branching at or near the base. See also basiramous. |
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woody clump |
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nominative |
plant |
An aggregate of woody main stems that arise from belowground organs derived from a single progenitor; the members of a clump are individually tree- or shrub-like and sometimes become physically separate over time. See also bush, frutex, shrub, subshrub, suffrutex, tree, undershrub. |
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amphicarpous |
= amphicarpic |
architecture |
plant |
Producing two morphologically or phenologically different types of fruit. |
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woody-clumping |
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habit |
plant |
Having or developing the character of a woody clump. See also arboreous, arborescent, bushy, frutescent, fruticose, shrubby, subshrubby, suffrutescent, suffruticose, tree-like. |
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bush |
< frutex, shrub |
nominative |
plant |
A short shrub that branches from ground level. See also subshrub (suffrutex, undershrub), tree, woody clump. |
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bushy |
< shrubby; >< frutescent, fruticose |
habit |
plant |
Having or developing the character of a bush. See also arboreous, arborescent, subshrubby, suffrutescent, suffruticose, tree-like, woody-clumping. |
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macrophyllous (not recommended) |
= megaphyllous |
architecture |
plant |
Bearing megaphylls. |
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polycarpic |
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reproduction |
plant |
Normally fruiting repeatedly prior to senescence. |
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tree |
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nominative |
plant |
Perennial, woody, more or less erect, relatively tall, with one or more distinct aboveground portions each with a single, relatively stout, columnar, main stem (trunk or bole) that bears branches. See also bush, frutex, shrub, subshrub, suffrutex, undershrub, woody clump. |
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evergreen |
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habit |
plant |
Perennial and bearing some viable leaves at all times during the yearly cycle. |
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multicipital |
= many-stemmed |
architecture |
plant |
Having many, more or less equal, principal stems arising at substrate level from a caudex or root crown. |
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pterocaulous |
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architecture |
plant |
Having alate (winged) stems. |
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tree-form |
> arboreous, arborescent |
habit |
plant |
Having or developing the character of a tree. See also bushy, frutescent, fruticose, shrubby, subshrubby, suffrutescent, suffruticose, woody-clumping. |
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anisophyllous |
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architecture |
plant, axis |
Heterophyllous and bearing leaves of two or more distinct sizes or shapes on the same plants. |
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clambering |
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habit |
plant, axis |
Reclining upon and spreading across other plants or objects without the aid of special holding structures or growth patterns. |
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leaf-bearing |
= foliate |
architecture |
plant, axis |
Bearing leaves. |
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scandent |
= climbing |
habit |
plant, axis |
Ascending by means of special structures (e.g., tendrils) or growth patterns (e.g., twining) that enable purchase on and support by other plants or objects. |
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leafless |
= aphyllous |
architecture |
plant, axis |
Not bearing leaves. |
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climbing |
= scandent |
habit |
plant, axis |
Ascending by means of special structures (e.g., tendrils) or growth patterns (e.g., twining) that enable purchase on and support by other plants or objects. |
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…leaved |
= …foliate |
architecture |
plant, axis |
Having (only) the number of leaves indicated by the prefix; as in two-leaved. |
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aphyllous |
= leafless |
architecture |
plant, axis |
Not bearing leaves. |
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contorted 2 |
= twisted |
architecture |
plant, axis |
Having a helical pattern of relief and/or coloration along its length. |
