allagostemonous |
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architecture |
flower, androecium |
Having the stamens inserted alternately upon petals and the receptacle. |
spike |
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nominative |
inflorescence |
An elongate, determinate or usually indeterminate axis bearing sessile flowers inserted singly along it, unbranched or sometimes bearing lateral branches of the same nature. |
cotyliform |
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solid shape |
perianth, calyx, corolla |
Having a short, relatively broad, cupulate tube and a well differentiated, erect limb. See also cyathiform, urceolate (urn-shaped). |
stilt root |
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STRUCTURE |
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A relatively stout or strong adventitious root arising from a woody stem branch and extending downward directly toward the substrate, within which it ultimately becomes anchored, thus supporting the branch of origin; as in some Ficus (Moraceae). |
andropetalous 2 |
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derivation |
flower, perianth, corolla |
Having some or all petals derived from stamens. |
caudex pl. caudices |
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STRUCTURE |
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The short, persistent, thickened, more or less erect, main stem of a perennial plant that otherwise has annual stems. |
striped |
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coloration |
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Having one or more elongate, relatively narrow and, when multiple, more or less parallel, areas of contrasting hue and/or intensity. |
capsular |
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architecture |
fruit |
Having the structure and texture of a capsule. |
mucronulate |
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apex |
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Finely mucronate. See also apiculate. |
synandrous |
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architecture |
flower, androecium |
Having the stamens connate. |
superposed 2 |
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position |
buds |
Axillary in pairs, one member of each pair directly above the other. |
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). |
divergent |
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arrangement |
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Directed at individually different angles from a common point or relatively limited zone of origin, thus farther apart distally than proximally. |
palmatifid |
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plane shape |
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Palmately lobate; having three or more lobes whose longitudinal axes radiate from a common point. |
terminal |
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insertion |
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Apical and with the same developmental axis as the whole, of which it is the distalmost portion or appendage. |
epigynous |
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insertion |
perianth, calyx, corolla, androecium |
Having its proximal portion adnate to the full length of the gynoecium, the free portion thus arising from the apex of the gynoecium. See also hypogynous, perigynous. |
…colporate |
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architecture |
pollen grain |
Having the number of colpi indicated by the prefix, each containing a pore; as in dicolporate, 3-colporate. |
petiolar |
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position |
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Upon or otherwise directly associated with the petioles. |
ostiole |
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STRUCTURE |
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The distal aperture of a syconium (fig); in Ficus (Moraceae). |
tubercle |
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FEATURE |
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A small, rounded, knot-like swelling or wart-like protrusion. |
perennial 2 |
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nominative |
plant |
Of perennial duration. |
velum pl. vela |
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STRUCTURE |
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A membranous adaxial flap or fold of vegetative tissue wholly or partly covering the sporangial cavity of a sporophyll; in Isoëtaceae. |
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. |