prop-rooted |
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architecture |
plant |
Bearing and buttressed by prop roots. |
poricidal |
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dehiscence |
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Forming one or more apertures in the exterior wall, usually apically or sub-apically, through which the contents pass to the outside. |
fruity |
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odor |
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Sweetly to pungently fragrant and reminiscent of fruit. |
rachilla 2 var. rhachilla |
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STRUCTURE |
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A second-order axis in an inflorescence, especially the axis bearing the florets in a spikelet; esp. in Cyperaceae, Poaceae (Gramineae). |
solitary 2 |
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habit |
plants |
Growing singly; not aggregated. |
gynobasic |
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insertion |
style |
Apparently arising from the ovary base. |
pulvinate 1 |
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architecture |
inflorescence axis, petiole |
Having a pulvinus. |
glomerule |
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nominative |
inflorescence |
A compact cluster of capitula (heads), sometimes subtended by an involucre; thus, a compound capitulum (head); esp. in Asteraceae (Compositae). |
reticulodromous |
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venation |
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Having a single median primary vein that branches to either side along the length of the lamina, the secondary veins running thence toward the margin, branching repeatedly, becoming less distinct, and yielding a dense higher-order reticulum near the margin. |
heterocolpate |
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architecture |
pollen grain |
Having long, narrow, regularly disposed lacunae (pseudocolpi). |
receptacular |
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insertion |
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Upon, arising from, or otherwise directly associated with the receptacle. |
heterogamous |
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reproduction |
plant, inflorescence |
Having flowers that differ distinctly in size, shape and/or constitution. |
receptacular |
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position |
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Upon, arising from, or otherwise directly associated with the receptacle. |
branched 2 |
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architecture |
laminar veinlet |
Dividing within the areole, each branch ending blindly. |
second glume |
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STRUCTURE |
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The upper (distal) member of a pair of small bracts inserted at the base of a grass (Poaceae) spikelet. |
chaff 1 |
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STRUCTURE |
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Collectively, the paleae (pales, palets) sometimes borne on the receptacle of a capitulum (head) in Asteraceae (Compositae). |
inframedial |
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position |
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Slightly below the middle of the structure in point. |
sheathing 1 |
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architecture |
foliaceous structure |
Differentiated into distinct proximal and distal portions, the former terete or involute and closely enclosing the bearing axis above the point of insertion. |
casing |
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STRUCTURE |
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The portion (if any) of a floral tube that is adnate to the gynoecium. See also collar, neck. |
septal |
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position |
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Upon or otherwise directly associated with the septum or septa. |
longitudinal 2 |
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orientation |
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Parallel to the long axis of the context of reference. |
linear 1 |
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arrangement |
bundle scars |
Disposed in a more or less straight line. |
stephanocolporate |
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architecture |
pollen grain |
Stephanocolpate, each groove containing a pore. |
contractile |
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architecture |
structure |
Diminishing in length, or acquiring the potential energy for a sudden decrease, due to the generation of internal tension during tissue development. |
mesocarp |
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STRUCTURE |
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The middle tissue layer of the pericarp of a fruit. |