disarticulating |
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architecture |
axis |
Articulate(d) and with the main portions of the whole separating at the joints upon maturity or senescence. |
stephanocolporate |
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architecture |
pollen grain |
Stephanocolpate, each groove containing a pore. |
…pterous |
= …winged |
architecture |
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Having the number of alae (wings) indicated by the prefix; as in dipterous, polypterous, tetrapterous. |
composite |
= compound |
architecture |
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Unitary as a whole but comprising two or more equivalent substructural entities, these topologically distinct (e.g., leaflets in a compound leaf) or not (e.g., carpels in a compound pistil). |
unilateral 1 |
= one-sided |
architecture |
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Having only one side, as compared with presumably equivalent, bilaterally symmetric structures. |
foliate |
= leaf-bearing |
architecture |
plant, stem |
Bearing leaves. |
antheriferous |
= anther-bearing |
architecture |
floral structure |
Bearing anthers. |
symmetric(al) 1 |
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architecture |
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Divisible into essentially equal halves along one or more lines or planes. |
non-stomate-bearing |
= astomatiferous |
architecture |
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Lacking stomates in the epidermis. |
thyrsiform |
= thyrse-like |
architecture |
capitulescence, inflorescence |
Resembling a thyrse, but not strictly such. |
ascidiate 2 |
= pitcher-leaved |
architecture |
plant |
Bearing ascidiate (pitcher-bladed) leaves; esp. in Nepenthaceae, Sarraceniaceae. |
naked 2 |
|
architecture |
bud |
Lacking enclosing protective scales, the outermost embryonic components exposed and not differing significantly from those within. See also perulate. |
…cellular |
= …celled |
architecture |
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Having the number of cells indicated by the prefix; as in bicellular, multicellular, oligocellular. |
polytomous |
= flabelliramous |
architecture |
axis |
Branching by division of the apical meristem producing more than three coordinate but not necessarily equal derivatives from each division. |
pedatifid |
= pedate |
architecture |
foliaceous structure |
Palmately divided with the two proximal lateral lobes each 2-parted. |
tergeminate |
= trigeminous, trijugate |
architecture |
foliaceous structure |
Compound with three orders of leaflets, each order bifoliolate. |
paripinnate |
= even-pinnate |
architecture |
foliaceous structure |
Compound with each order pinnate and comprising an even number of members, none truly terminal. |
racemiform |
= raceme-like |
architecture |
capitulescence, inflorescence |
Resembling a raceme, but not strictly such. |
monochasiate |
|
architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more simple or compound monochasia. See also cincinnate, cymose, cymulose, dichasiate, helicoid-cymose, scorpioid-cymose. |
racemose |
|
architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more racemes. |
monochasiform |
= monochasium-like |
architecture |
capitulescence, inflorescence |
Resembling a monochasium, but not strictly such. |
lipped |
= labiate; > bilabiate, one-lipped, two-lipped, unilabiate |
architecture |
perianth, calyx, corolla |
Strongly zygomorphic with connate and/or coherent members some or all of whose distal portions form one or two lip-like structures. |
stephanoporate |
|
architecture |
pollen grain |
Having more than three pores disposed equatorially. |
knee-rooted |
|
architecture |
plant |
Having knee roots. |
weeping |
|
architecture |
plant |
Having elongate, flexible, pendent branches. |