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horizontal |
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orientation |
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Parallel to the horizon, perpendicular to the force of gravity. |
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diplotegium pl. diplotegia |
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nominative |
fruit |
A pyxis with accessory tissue adnate to the pericarp; derived from an inferior ovary. |
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obdiplostemonous |
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architecture |
flower, androecium |
Having the stamens dicyclic, the proximal whorl with members directly above the petals, the distal whorl with members directly above the sepals. See also diplostemonous. |
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throat 2 |
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STRUCTURE |
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The fully connate portion of the limb of a disc floret, proximal to the lobes (distinct distal portions of the petals); in Asteraceae (Compositae). |
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position |
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CHARACTER |
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Location or disposition with reference to some dissimilar structure(s) or larger context. The lexicons relating to position and insertion overlap to a great degree, since these two morphological concepts are often inseparable in practice. Also overlaps conceptually with arrangement, habit, orientation, and shape. |
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odorless |
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odor |
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Lacking a distinct odor. |
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tree |
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nominative |
plant |
Perennial, woody, more or less erect, relatively tall, with one or more distinct aboveground portions each with a single, relatively stout, columnar, main stem (trunk or bole) that bears branches. See also bush, frutex, shrub, subshrub, suffrutex, undershrub, woody clump. |
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aerial |
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location |
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Above ground or water level. |
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infructescence 1 |
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STRUCTURE |
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A mature (fruiting) inflorescence (static sense). |
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secondary root |
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STRUCTURE |
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Any root branch that originates directly or indirectly from a primary root. |
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convolute 2 |
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arrangement |
cotyledons |
Each rolled or folded inward longitudinally, one enveloping the other. |
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irregular 1 |
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architecture |
perianth, calyx, corolla |
Imperfectly actinomorphic, the constituents disposed symmetrically but unequal in size and/or shape. See also peloric. |
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longitudinal 2 |
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orientation |
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Parallel to the long axis of the context of reference. |
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pseudobulb |
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STRUCTURE |
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An enlarged internode of an aboveground stem, storing water and photosynthate, resembling a bulb; esp. in Orchidaceae. |
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pseudolamina pl. pseudolaminae |
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STRUCTURE |
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The expanded part of a phyllode (phyllodium), resembling a blade but evolutionarily derived from the petiole. |
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papilla pl. papillae |
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FEATURE |
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A small, conoidal protrusion resembling a pimple. See also pustule (blister, bulla). |
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septate 2 |
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architecture |
trichome |
Unicellular to multicellular with transverse partitions (septa) that are common cell walls (intercellular) and/or intrusions from longitudinal cell walls (intracellular). |
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carinal |
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aestivation |
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Having the petals of the keel (carina) enclosing the others. |
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pyramidal |
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solid shape |
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Transversely triangular or polygonal, broadest at the base and regularly attenuate to an angular apex, all faces essentially plane. |
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submergent |
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location |
structure of aquatic plant |
Descending from above the water surface to a point beneath it. |
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appendage |
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STRUCTURE |
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Any subordinate structure ontogenetically derived from and associated with a given organ or part. |
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gummy |
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texture |
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Highly viscous and sticky, liquid or more or less deformably solid, sometimes more or less elastic. |
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…faced |
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solid shape |
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Having relatively large, flat or shallowly curved portions of the external surface that are bounded by more or less distinct angular discontinuities in that surface, of the number indicated by the prefix; as in three-faced. |
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microsporangium pl. microsporangia |
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STRUCTURE |
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A sporangium that produces microspores. |
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perisperm |
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STRUCTURE / SUBSTANCE |
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A genetically diploid (2n chromosomes) nutritive tissue in a seed; containing stored carbohydrate and/or oil utilized by the embryo prior to and especially upon germination; derived from the nucellus. See also endosperm (albumen). |
