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coriaceous |
= leathery |
texture |
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Moderately thick, tough, and very pliable. |
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cordiform |
= heart-shaped |
solid shape |
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Having two rounded basal lobes, broadest near the base and fairly regularly attenuate to an essentially angular apex; like the stylized form of a heart. See also obcordiform. |
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cordate 2 |
= heart-shaped |
plane shape |
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Fairly regularly attenuate from a broad, bilobate base to a narrow apex, the lobes large, rounded, retrorse, and intersecting; like the stylized outline of the broad lateral face of a heart. See also obcordate. |
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cordate 1 |
= heart-shaped |
base |
laminar structure |
Having two equal, more or less rounded, retrorse lobes, one to either side, overlapping or not, the intervening sinus relatively deep. |
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convolute 3 |
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vernation |
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Each rolled laterally and wholly surrounded by and/or surrounding the one(s) next adjacent. |
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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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convolute 1 |
= contorted |
aestivation |
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Imbricate and whorled, each member in turn overlapped by that to one side and overlapping that to the other, the whole tightly rolled and appearing as though twisted. |
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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. |
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contortuplicate 2 |
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vernation |
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Folded and twisted. |
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contortuplicate 1 |
= torsive |
aestivation |
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Plicate and contorted. |
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contorted 2 |
= twisted |
architecture |
plant, axis |
Having a helical pattern of relief and/or coloration along its length. |
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contorted 1 |
= convolute |
aestivation |
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Imbricate and whorled, each member in turn overlapped by that to one side and overlapping that to the other, the whole tightly rolled and appearing as though twisted. |
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continuous 3 |
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architecture |
rachilla, rachis |
Not disarticulating at maturity. |
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continuous 2 |
= solid |
architecture |
pith |
Uninterrupted by cavities and essentially homogeneous in texture at axis maturity. |
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continuous 1 |
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architecture |
inflorescence |
Having the flowers or branch units distributed evenly along the axis, with no significant interruption. |
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contiguous |
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arrangement |
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Touching one another. |
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conspicuous |
> showy |
manifestation |
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Prominently evident. |
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conoidal |
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solid shape |
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Generally but not strictly conic. |
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connivent |
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arrangement |
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Converging and distally contiguous; esp. arcuate stamens with anthers contiguous. |
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connective |
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STRUCTURE |
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The tissue between and joining the laterally opposed thecae of an anther, connecting them with the distal end of the staminal filament when the latter is present. |
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connate-perfoliate |
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architecture |
opposite laminar structures |
Having the bases in each pair fused and together encircling the bearing axis. See also amplexicaulous, perfoliate. |
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connate |
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fusion |
equivalent structures |
Intimately fused, with strong histological continuity. |
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conjugate |
= geminate, paired |
arrangement |
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Inserted by pairs, the members of each fused or not. |
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conic(al) |
= cone-shaped |
apex |
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Transversely round, essentially triangular in median longitudinal section, and broadest proximally. See also obconic(al). |
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conic(al) |
= cone-shaped |
solid shape |
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Transversely round, essentially triangular in median longitudinal section, and broadest proximally. See also obconic(al). |
