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subround |
= subcircular; suborbicular misapplied, subrotund misapplied |
plane shape |
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Compressed circular or very broadly elliptic, only slightly longer than wide. |
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knob-shaped |
= gongylodate, gongyloid, 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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ten-… |
= deca… |
prefix |
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Indicating presence of or constitution by ten entities of the type denoted by the term's stem; as in ten-carpeled, ten-stamened, ten-winged. |
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raphe |
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STRUCTURE |
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That portion of the funicle adnate to the integument of an anatropous ovule; represented by a longitudinal ridge or other discontinuity in the surface and/or color of the testa on one side of the mature seed. |
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mucronulate |
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apex |
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Finely mucronate. See also apiculate. |
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capitate 2 |
= headed |
solid shape |
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Abruptly enlarged distally to a relatively short, terminal portion that is basically round in transverse section. |
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areola 1 pl. areolae |
= areole |
STRUCTURE |
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Any distinctive surficial discontinuity of generally circular outline, whether concave, flush, or convex; when protuberant, sometimes bearing trichomes or spines, as in some Cactaceae. This term is used only when such entities are deemed structurally distinctive enough to merit description in their own rights, rather than as aspects of the surface. |
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waisted |
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solid shape |
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Constricted in width or breadth at or near the middle of its length. |
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basal |
< proximal |
position |
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At or very near the developmental origin (base) of a structure. |
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splendent |
= glittering |
reflectance |
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Interruptedly glossy (laevigate, lustrous, polished, shining, shiny) and thus sparkling when viewed from changing angles. |
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colpate |
= fossulate, furrowed, grooved, sulcate, valleculate |
architecture |
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Having one or more elongate, relatively narrow and shallow depressions (colpi). |
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gum |
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SUBSTANCE |
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A highly viscous and sticky exudate that becomes more or less elastic and/or deformably solid upon drying. Overlaps conceptually with latex. |
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lineolate 1 |
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coloration |
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Finely lineate, the lines short and often irregularly oriented. |
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trunk |
= bole; < main stem, primary stem |
STRUCTURE |
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The relatively stout, columnar, main stem of a distinct aboveground portion of a tree. |
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runcinate |
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plane shape |
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Basically obovate with a series of retrorse, acute lobes on either side, these diminishing in size toward the base. |
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odor |
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CHARACTER |
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Olfactory stimulation. |
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floccose |
< tufted |
pubescence |
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Bearing tufts of soft, fine, capillate trichomes that rub off easily. |
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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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crassate |
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architecture |
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Relatively thick for the type of structure or in the taxonomic context. |
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hood |
= cucullus |
STRUCTURE |
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A hood-shaped structure or component, esp. in an inflorescence or flower. |
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quadr(i)… |
= four-…, tetra… |
prefix |
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Indicating presence of or constitution by four entities of the type denoted by the term's stem; as in quadrangular, quadrilocular. |
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divided |
? cleft, dissected, lobate, lobed, parted, partite, segmented |
plane shape |
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Having two or more component sectors or peripheral protrusions that are delimited by concavities in the surface or margin and that 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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microsporophyll |
> cone scale |
STRUCTURE |
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A sporophyll that bears only microsporangia. |
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venation |
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CHARACTER |
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Configuration of laminar vasculature as to its hierarchical organization and the dispositions of component orders. For descriptive purposes, the orders of vasculature are ranked with reference only to the lamina in point, irrespective of rank within any larger vascular context. |
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spatula-shaped |
= spatulate |
plane shape |
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Elongate, broadest near a rounded apex, gradually attenuate to a narrower base; like the outline of the broad face of a spatula blade. |
