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herb |
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nominative |
plant |
Annual, biennial, or perennial with no woody (lignified) tissue in any part of the shoot; when persisting over more than one growing season, the parts of the shoot dying back seasonally. |
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obturbinate |
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solid shape |
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Inversely turbinate (top-shaped). See also pyriform (pear-shaped). |
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basicaulous |
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insertion |
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At or very near the stem base. |
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dilate(d) |
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solid shape |
elongate structure |
Narrow at one end and broadening toward the other; esp. when essentially terete at the narrow proximal end and seemingly flattened distally, as some anther filaments. |
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stipule |
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STRUCTURE |
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Any distinct, relatively diminutive, more or less foliaceous structure inserted on a stem alongside a petiole, or on a petiole near its base, and ontogenetically closely associated with the leaf; usually occurring as one of a pair disposed one to either side of the petiole. |
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palmatifid |
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solid shape |
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Palmately lobate; having three or more lobes whose longitudinal axes radiate from a common point. |
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U-form |
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arrangement |
bundle scars |
Disposed in a truncated elliptical pattern, like the letter U. |
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adenopetalous 2 |
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derivation |
flower, perianth, corolla |
Having petals derived from glandular structures. |
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foliose 1 |
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architecture |
stem |
Bearing many leaves. |
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mamillate |
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relief |
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Bearing mamillae. |
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stylopodium pl. stylopodia |
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STRUCTURE |
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A discoid enlargement at the base of the styles; esp. in Apiaceae (Umbelliferae). |
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infrafoliar |
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insertion |
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Upon the stem directly below a leaf insertion. |
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amphimictic |
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reproduction |
taxon, plant |
Reproducing sexually. |
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radical |
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position |
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Upon, arising from, or otherwise directly associated with the root. |
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subvalvate |
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dehiscence |
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Incompletely or partly valvate. |
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caespitose |
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habit |
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See cespitose. |
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involucrate 2 |
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architecture |
capitulum (head) |
Having an involucre. |
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perianth tube |
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STRUCTURE |
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A relatively narrow, fully connate portion of a syntepalous (gamotepalous) perianth proximal to a broader portion (limb) that comprises the distinct or connate distal portions of the tepals. |
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sinus pl. sinus, sinuses |
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FEATURE |
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The space, indentation, or invagination (or, for some descriptive purposes, the outline thereof) between and delimiting any two consecutive or adjacent lobes or teeth of a structure. |
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anisosepalous |
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architecture |
flower, perianth, calyx |
Having sepals unequal in size and/or shape. |
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surface |
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FEATURE |
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The exterior or bounding area or layer of any structure, regarded as being infinitely thin; usually described as to relief, reflectance, and/or vesture. |
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corymbose |
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architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more corymbs. |
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piliferous |
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apex |
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Having a distinct, fine, weak, hair-like portion or protrusion. |
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apolar |
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architecture |
pollen grain, spore |
Lacking morphologically evident polarity. |
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neck (archegonial) |
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STRUCTURE |
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The distal narrowed portion of an archegonium above its bulbous base. |
