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flower-bearing |
= floriferous |
architecture |
plant, structure |
Bearing flowers. |
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stemmed |
= caulescent |
architecture |
plant |
Having at maturity an evident, elongate, aboveground stem or stems from which branches, leaves, and/or reproductive axes arise at one or more levels along its length. |
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indusiate |
|
architecture |
sorus |
Having an indusium. |
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sympodial |
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architecture |
axes |
Branching laterally, each axis of each apparent order of branches comprising a series of laterally derived segments each of which functioned in turn as the distal leader, the apical meristem of each segment dominant until supplanted by that of the next. See also monopodial. |
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apolar |
|
architecture |
pollen grain, spore |
Lacking morphologically evident polarity. |
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caulescent |
= stemmed |
architecture |
plant |
Having at maturity an evident, elongate, aboveground stem or stems from which branches, leaves, and/or reproductive axes arise at one or more levels along its length. |
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petiolulate |
< stalked |
architecture |
leaflet |
Having a petiolule. |
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pterocaulous |
|
architecture |
plant |
Having alate (winged) stems. |
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rooting |
= radicant |
architecture |
structure |
Developing adventitious roots; esp. stems or leaves. |
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anisosepalous |
|
architecture |
flower, perianth, calyx |
Having sepals unequal in size and/or shape. |
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megaphyllous |
= macrophyllous (not recommended) |
architecture |
plant |
Bearing megaphylls. |
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spinulose |
|
architecture |
|
Finely spinose. |
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thyrsiform |
= thyrse-like |
architecture |
capitulescence, inflorescence |
Resembling a thyrse, but not strictly such. |
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amphistom(at)ic |
= amphistomatous |
architecture |
foliaceous structure |
Having stomata on both the adaxial and abaxial surfaces. |
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climbing-rooted |
< aerial-rooted |
architecture |
plant, structure |
Bearing climbing roots. |
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exstipitate |
= sessile, stalkless, unstalked |
architecture |
structure |
Lacking a stalk, thus inserted ("sitting") directly upon the bearing structure. |
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scaly 2 |
|
architecture |
bud, bulb |
Invested by scale-like (squamiform) structures. |
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heterostylous |
< heteromorphic |
architecture |
taxon, plant, flower |
Having styles that differ distinctly in size and/or shape. |
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naked 1 |
|
architecture |
|
Lacking a covering that might have been expected. |
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choripetalous |
= apopetalous, dialypetalous, polypetalous |
architecture |
flower, perianth, corolla |
Having two or more distinct petals; having the petals unfused. |
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diffuse-rooted |
> fibrous-rooted |
architecture |
plant |
Having a dense system of adventitious, slender roots that arise from the base of the main stem and functionally replace an evanescent primary root. See also taprooted. |
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racemiform |
= raceme-like |
architecture |
capitulescence, inflorescence |
Resembling a raceme, but not strictly such. |
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…flowered |
= …floral |
architecture |
inflorescence |
Having the number of flowers indicated by the prefix; as in few-flowered, single-flowered, three-flowered. |
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stephanocolpate |
|
architecture |
pollen grain |
Having more than three surficial grooves (colpi) oriented meridionally. |
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synandrous |
|
architecture |
flower, androecium |
Having the stamens connate. |
