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sub-basifixed |
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fixation |
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Attached just above its base. |
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adnate |
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fusion |
dissimilar structure(s) |
Intimately fused with or to one or more other dissimilar structures, the connection(s) with strong histological continuity. See also connate. |
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follicetum pl. folliceta |
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STRUCTURE |
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An aggregate of follicles produced from a single flower with multiple simple pistils. |
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complete |
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architecture |
flower |
Having all sets of basic floral structures (calyx and corolla, or else undifferentiated perianth; androecium; and gynoecium) present and functionally normal. |
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sheath (leaf) |
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STRUCTURE |
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The lower (basal or proximal), fundamentally laminar but strongly involute portion of one of the non-petiolate leaves characteristic of most monocotyledons (Liliidae); distinct from the leaf blade, which, when present, is borne distally upon it; analogous, though not necessarily homologous, with a petiole; usually more or less completely enclosing a portion of the stem above the node from which the leaf is borne. |
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inframedial |
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insertion |
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Slightly below the middle of the structure in point. |
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periclinal |
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orientation |
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Parallel to some given plane of reference; applied especially to the plane of cell division when it is oriented parallel to the generalized plane of the structural surface. |
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size |
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CHARACTER |
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Nature as to absolute or comparative extent in any one dimension or in area or volume. |
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ventrifixed |
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fixation |
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Attached on the adaxial side well above the base. |
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involucre 2 |
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STRUCTURE |
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One or more closely proximate whorls, or a compact spiral, of bracts (phyllaries) surrounding (proximal to) the compound receptacle (torus) and florets of a capitulum (head); in Asteraceae (Compositae). |
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monopodial |
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architecture |
axes |
Branching laterally, each axis of each order of branches produced by a single, persistently dominant, apical meristem. See also sympodial. |
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annual 1 |
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duration |
plant, stem |
Normally living one year or less; growing, reproducing, and dying within one cycle of seasons. |
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costal |
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insertion |
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Upon or otherwise directly associated with the costa(e) of a laminar structure. |
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…morphic |
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architecture |
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Existing within the taxon in the number of distinct structural states indicated by the prefix, the states segregated in different sets of plants or not; as in monomorphic, polymorphic, trimorphic. |
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suture |
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FEATURE |
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An evident line of ontogenetic union. |
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annual 2 |
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nominative |
plant |
Of annual duration. |
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glandular 1 |
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architecture |
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Having one or more glands. |
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costal |
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position |
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Upon or otherwise directly associated with the costa(e) of a laminar structure. |
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spicate |
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architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more spikes. |
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capsular |
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architecture |
fruit |
Having the structure and texture of a capsule. |
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equal |
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size |
equivalent structures |
Essentially uniform in extent. See also subequal, unequal. |
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nectariferous |
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exudation |
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Producing and secreting nectar; when glands are nectariferous, they are usually indicated nominatively as nectaries. |
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rhytidomal |
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position |
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Within, upon, or otherwise directly associated with the bark. |
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taprooted |
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architecture |
plant |
Having a taproot. See also diffuse-rooted, fibrous-rooted. |
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plantlet |
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STRUCTURE |
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A juvenile, complete plant produced asexually by budding, as from the leaf margin in some Kalanchoë (Crassulaceae); this term is usually applied only while such vegetatively produced offspring remain attached to the plant of origin. |
