two-lipped |
= bilabiate; < labiate, lipped |
architecture |
perianth, calyx, corolla |
Strongly zygomorphic with connate and/or coherent members whose distal portions form two unequal, opposing, lip-like structures, one adaxial, one abaxial. See also gaping (personate, ringent). |
taprooted |
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architecture |
plant |
Having a taproot. See also diffuse-rooted, fibrous-rooted. |
saccate 1 |
= alate, vesiculate, winged |
architecture |
pollen grain |
Having lateral lobes or enations resembling sacs or somewhat inflated wings. |
wiry |
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architecture |
axis |
Relatively very narrow and elongate, tough, and resiliently flexible. |
paleate |
= chaffy |
architecture |
receptacle (torus) |
Bearing paleae (pales, palets, receptacular bracts); in Asteraceae (Compositae). |
latticed |
= cancellate, clathrate |
architecture |
foliaceous structure |
Having portions of the blade naturally devoid of any but vascular tissue, which forms an open lattice in those areas. |
gamosepalous |
= synsepalous |
architecture |
flower, perianth, calyx |
Having two or more sepals that are partially or wholly connate. |
digitate |
= palmate |
architecture |
foliaceous structure |
Compound with one order of leaflets all inserted at a common point and diverging from one another; or lobed (cleft, divided, parted, segmented), incised or ribbed in a similar hand-like pattern. Unless qualified to indicate otherwise, this term usually is understood to mean "palmately once-compound." See also …palmate, palmatifid, palmatipinnate, ternate. |
brachiate |
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architecture |
axis |
Having alternate, divaricate branches. |
aphyllous |
= leafless |
architecture |
plant, axis |
Not bearing leaves. |
spike-like |
= spiciform |
architecture |
capitulescence, inflorescence |
Resembling a spike, but not strictly such. |
catkinate |
= amentate |
architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more catkins. |
lax |
= loose |
architecture |
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Having equivalent constituent parts disposed distant from one another. |
simple 1 |
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architecture |
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Externally unitary and comprising only one basic morphological unit; not compound in either sense of that term. |
geminicolpate |
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architecture |
pollen grain |
Having four or more surficial grooves (colpi) disposed in pairs. |
unstalked |
= exstipitate, sessile, stalkless |
architecture |
structure |
Lacking a stalk, thus inserted ("sitting") directly upon the bearing structure. |
polypetalous |
= apopetalous, choripetalous, dialypetalous |
architecture |
flower, perianth, corolla |
Having two or more distinct petals; having the petals unfused. |
subsessile |
= semistalked |
architecture |
structure |
Almost sessile; having a very short, somewhat indistinct stalk. |
gamotepalous |
= syntepalous |
architecture |
flower, perianth |
Having two or more tepals that are partially or wholly connate. |
bulbose |
= bulbous |
architecture |
plant |
Growing from and/or bearing bulbs. |
perfect |
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architecture |
flower |
Having functional pistil(s) and functional stamen(s) both present, thus bisexual (hermaphroditic). |
…digitate |
= …palmate |
architecture |
foliaceous structure |
Compound with the number of orders of leaflets indicated by the prefix, each order digitate; as in tridigitate. |
homomorphic |
> homocladic, homophyllous, homostylous |
architecture |
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Occurring in only one form within the taxon in point. |
barbellate |
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architecture |
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Bearing one or more barbels. |
paripinnate |
= even-pinnate |
architecture |
foliaceous structure |
Compound with each order pinnate and comprising an even number of members, none truly terminal. |