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octa… |
= eight-… |
prefix |
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Indicating presence of or constitution by eight entities of the type denoted by the term's stem; as in octandrous, octocarpellate, octolocular. |
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coating |
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CHARACTER |
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Exudate that covers the surface proper. See also indumentum (vesture), pubescence. |
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cruciate 2 |
= cross-shaped |
solid shape |
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Having two elongate, basically straight portions intersecting at a point interior to the ends of each. |
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dolabriform |
= axe-shaped |
solid shape |
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Elongate, basally terete, becoming strongly compressed toward an abruptly and unilaterally broader apex; like an axe (handle plus head). This term is not semantically distinct from dolabrate, but botanically they have had somewhat different applications. |
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rhytidomal |
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insertion |
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Within, upon, or otherwise directly associated with the bark. |
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exudation |
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CHARACTER |
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Discharged substance, as to type. |
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semiterete |
= half-terete |
solid shape |
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Terete but flattened on one side. |
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spore case |
= sporangium |
STRUCTURE |
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A spore-producing organ; basically capsular, often supported by a slender stalk (sporangiophore), often lidded (operculate). In Bryophyta and Polypodiophyta, a distinct portion of the sporangial wall effects regular dehiscence at maturity. Spore cases or their equivalents are also present, but of little or no descriptive significance, in seed plants. |
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subterranean |
= hypogeal, hypogeous |
location |
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Within the ground, beneath its surface. |
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tortuous |
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course |
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Strongly irregular with sharp bends and/or curves. |
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velvety |
= velutinous |
pubescence |
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Of or bearing dense, moderately firm, more or less erect, capillate trichomes, like velvet pile to the touch. |
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aestivation |
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CHARACTER |
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Disposition of perianth (undifferentiated), calyx, or corolla members in the bud. |
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ascidiform |
= pitcher-shaped |
solid shape |
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Having a more or less tubular, radially or bilaterally symmetrical body closed at the base and broadening toward a more or less open apex sometimes lidded or overarched by a prolongation of one side; like a pitcher. |
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buckler-shaped |
= scutate, scutiform |
solid shape |
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Relatively thin with opposite broad oblong faces, planate to shallowly concave-convex, sometimes thickened about the periphery such that each face has a marginal rim; like an oblong shield. See also platter-shaped (scutellate, scutelliform), which is not clearly distinct in its application. |
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obcordiform |
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solid shape |
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Inversely cordiform (heart-shaped). |
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circinate 1 |
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solid shape |
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Terete and rolled downward from the apex in a tight coil. |
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pectinate |
= comb-shaped |
plane shape |
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Finely divided, the divisions slender, oriented more or less perpendicular to the central axis, and resembling the teeth of a comb. |
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circinate 2 |
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vernation |
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Having each leaf (frond) rolled adaxially from the sides and downward from the apex, forming a tight, flat coil; esp. in Polypodiophyta. |
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costule |
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STRUCTURE |
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A longitudinal primary vein in a diminutive laminar structure, such as the blade of a leaflet, pinna or pinnule; a diminutive costa (rib). |
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porous |
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porosity |
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Having vessels present. |
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remote |
= distant |
arrangement |
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Disposed relatively far from one another along the axis. |
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equitant |
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arrangement |
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Alternate, distichous, basal, and congested, each conduplicate with its lateral edges overlapping and/or overlapped by those of the immediately adjacent one(s). |
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scrotum-shaped |
= scrotiform |
solid shape |
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Saccate (bag-, pouch- or sack-shaped) and somewhat swollen bilaterally in the distal portion; like a scrotum. |
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style |
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STRUCTURE |
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A narrow, usually elongate, ontogenetically distal portion of a simple or compound pistil, overtopping the ovary and bearing one or more stigmas; arising from the summit of the ovary, but sometimes apparently from its base at maturity to ontogenetic displacement from its primordial distal position. In a compound pistil the various simple (carpellary) components of the style(s) may not be connate over their entire lengths; the pistil is then regarded as having a branched style or styles. |
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infrafoliar |
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insertion |
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Upon the stem directly below a leaf insertion. |
