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nodal |
> interpetiolar |
insertion |
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Upon or associated with the nodes. |
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nodal |
> interpetiolar |
position |
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Upon or associated with the nodes. |
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nocturnal |
= night-blooming |
habit |
flower |
Opening during the nighttime. |
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nine-… |
= ennea… |
prefix |
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Indicating presence of or constitution by nine entities of the type denoted by the term's stem; as in nine-carpelled, nine-loculed, nine-tepaled. |
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night-blooming |
= nocturnal |
habit |
flower |
Opening during the nighttime. |
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neuter |
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architecture |
flower, floret |
Lacking both stamens and pistils. |
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netted 3 |
= reticulate |
relief |
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Having prominulous, more or less regularly interconnected lines. |
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netted 2 |
= reticulate |
coloration |
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Having a pattern of interconnected fine lines of contrasting hue and/or intensity. |
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netted 1 |
= anastomosing, net-like, reticulate |
architecture |
tertiary and higher-order laminar veins, excl veinlets |
Interconnecting more or less regularly. |
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net-like |
= anastomosing, netted, reticulate |
architecture |
tertiary and higher-order laminar veins, excl veinlets |
Interconnecting more or less regularly. |
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nerve |
= vein; > costa, midnerve , midrib, midvein, rib |
STRUCTURE |
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A strand belonging to any except the ultimate (least in diameter) order of vasculature in a leaf or other foliaceous structure. See also lateral vein, primary vein, secondary vein, tertiary vein, veinlet. |
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neotenous |
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maturation |
structure |
Retaining at maturity attributes that are usually restricted to the juvenile stage. |
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needle-shaped |
= acerose, acicular |
solid shape |
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Rounded in cross-section and very slenderly elongate, broadest near the middle, and gradually attenuate to an acute apex and a slightly blunter base. |
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needle |
< leaf, macrophyll (not recommended), megaphyll |
STRUCTURE |
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A relatively stiff, compressed-acerose leaf; in Pinophyta. |
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nectary |
< gland |
STRUCTURE |
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A multicellular, anatomically distinct structure that produces and exudes nectar. |
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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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nectar |
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SUBSTANCE |
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An aqueous exudate of high sugar content. |
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neck (floral tube) |
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STRUCTURE |
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The solid, usually constricted portion of a floral tube sometimes present between casing and collar when those are both present. |
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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. |
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near-bald |
= glabrate |
pubescence |
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Nearly glabrous, with only a very sparse covering of trichomes. |
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navicular |
= boat-shaped, cymbiform |
solid shape |
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Like the generalized form of a boat hull, the walls relatively thin to moderately thick, the interior essentially empty and open along one side. |
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napiform |
= turnip-shaped |
solid shape |
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Depressed-globose overall and strongly acuminate (concave-tapered) at the base; like the generalized form of a turnip. |
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naked 4 |
= epaleate |
architecture |
receptacle (torus) |
Lacking paleae; in Asteraceae (Compositae) |
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naked 3 |
= achlamydeous |
architecture |
flower |
Lacking a perianth. |
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naked 2 |
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architecture |
bud |
Lacking enclosing protective scales, the outermost embryonic components exposed and not differing significantly from those within. See also perulate. |
