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corticate |
= hard-coated |
texture |
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Having a hard exterior layer and a distinct, softer interior. |
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reclinate |
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vernation |
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Each with its blade oriented downward and parallel to the proximal portion of its distally recurved petiole. |
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epirhizal |
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insertion |
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Upon or arising from the roots. |
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scarious |
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texture |
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Very thin, dry, and not green. |
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hair-like |
= capillary, capillate |
solid shape |
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Finely filiform; resembling a hair. |
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strict |
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course |
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Lacking any curve or bend. |
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indusium pl. indusia |
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STRUCTURE |
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A protective membrane that is an outgrowth from the epidermis and covers a sorus during its maturation; in Polypodiophyta. |
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tessellate 1 |
= checkered |
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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lemma pl. lemmata, lemmas |
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STRUCTURE |
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The proximal bract of the (usually) two that immediately subtend the flower in a grass (Poaceae) floret; the other is the palea. |
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unguis pl. ungues |
= claw |
STRUCTURE |
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The abruptly much narrower proximal portion, when present, of a laminar structure, esp. a petal; of variable shape itself, but usually attenuate toward the base. |
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…lobed |
? …cleft, …fid, …lobate, …parted, …partite, …segmented |
plane shape |
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Having the number of lobes indicated by the prefix; as in five-lobed. |
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bladder |
= ampulla |
STRUCTURE |
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A small, membranous, hollow, flask-shaped, insectivorous structure borne on a submerged leaf; esp. in Lentibulariaceae. |
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near-bald |
= glabrate |
pubescence |
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Nearly glabrous, with only a very sparse covering of trichomes. |
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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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cauline |
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position |
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Upon, arising from, or otherwise directly associated with the stem. |
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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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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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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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stiff |
= rigent, rigid |
texture |
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Strongly resisting deformation over its length. |
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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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lanate |
< woolly |
pubescence |
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Bearing relatively long, moderately stout, intertwined, somewhat matted, capillate trichomes. See also lanulose. |
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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. |
