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flagellum pl. flagella |
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A very slender whip-like structure that extends from the main body of an antherozoid and, by active undulation, propels the cell through a liquid medium. |
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secondary vein |
< lateral vein |
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A strand belonging to the second order of vasculature in a leaf or other basically laminar structure, except when that is the ultimate order (consisting of veinlets); branching directly from a primary vein or, with undiminished diameter, from another strand of the second order. See also costa, primary vein, rib, tertiary vein, veinlet. |
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papery |
= chartaceous, papyraceous |
texture |
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Very thin, flexible, and readily torn; like paper. See also membranaceous (membranous), pergamentaceous (parchment-like). |
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infructescence 2 (not recommended) |
= coenocarp, multiple fruit, syncarp; > fig, syconium |
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A compound fruit derived from the connate or coherent ovaries and accessory tissue(s), if any, of two or more adjacent flowers. |
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superposed 1 |
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arrangement |
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Approximate to congested, inserted directly above and below one another. |
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entire |
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margin |
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Uninterrupted; not deviating significantly from its general line, thus lacking any localized convexities or concavities. |
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reticulate 2 |
= netted |
coloration |
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Having a pattern of interconnected fine lines of contrasting hue and/or intensity. |
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apiculum 1 pl. apicula |
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A short, slender, angular tip that is not notably harder or stiffer than the main body of the bearing structure. See also mucro. |
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vallecula pl. valleculae |
= colpus, fossula, furrow, groove, sulcus |
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A longitudinal depression that is relatively shallow and narrow; esp. in fruits of Apiaceae (Umbelliferae). |
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…dentate 2 |
= …-toothed |
margin |
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Having the number of orders of dentes (teeth) indicated by the prefix, one upon another; as in twice-dentate. See also …crenate (…-scalloped), …serrate (…-sawtoothed). |
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small-bristly |
= setulose |
pubescence |
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Finely setose (hispid). |
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lateral |
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position |
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To, toward, at, or upon a side, not apical or basal. |
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aerial root |
> climbing root |
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A root, adventitious or not, that originates and functions entirely above ground during the normal life cycle of the plant. |
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fertile frond |
< spore leaf, sporophyll |
STRUCTURE |
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A frond that bears sporangia; in Polypodiophyta. See also sterile frond (trophophyll). |
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scalariform |
= ladder-like |
arrangement |
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Disposed in vertical sequence with long axes horizontal and parallel. |
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barbellula pl. barbellulae |
= barbellule |
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A small barbel (barbella); a very diminutive barb. |
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stalkless |
= exstipitate, sessile, unstalked |
architecture |
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Lacking a stalk, thus inserted ("sitting") directly upon the bearing structure. |
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prominulous |
< raised |
prominence |
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Diminutively prominent, protruding only slightly above the general level of the surrounding surface. |
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egg-shaped 1 |
= ovate |
plane shape |
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Elongate and wholly convex, widest near a bluntly rounded base and attenuate to a narrower rounded apex; like the lateral outline of a fowl egg. See also obovate. |
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…angular 2 |
= …gonal |
plane shape |
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Having distinct, flat or curved sides of the number indicated by the prefix; as in hexangular, triangular. See also …angled (…gonous), deltate. |
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macrosporophyll (not recommended) |
= megasporophyll; > carpel, cone scale, ovuliferous scale |
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A sporophyll that bears only megasporangia and, in Pinophyta, naked ovules that develop subsequently. |
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umbonate |
= bossed |
solid shape |
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Having an umbo. |
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…cyclic |
= …seriate, …verticillate, …whorled |
arrangement |
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Disposed in the number of cycles (series, verticils, whorls) indicated by the prefix; as in monocyclic, 3-cyclic. |
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fruity |
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odor |
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Sweetly to pungently fragrant and reminiscent of fruit. |
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shining |
= glossy, laevigate, lustrous, polished, shiny |
reflectance |
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Uniformly reflecting a high proportion of incident light at all angles. |
