contractile |
|
architecture |
structure |
Diminishing in length, or acquiring the potential energy for a sudden decrease, due to the generation of internal tension during tissue development. |
semistalked |
= subsessile |
architecture |
structure |
Almost stalkless; having a very short, somewhat indistinct stalk. |
accrescent |
|
duration |
structure |
Increasing further in size after the bearing structure has become functionally mature; esp. a calyx after anthesis. |
sheathed |
= vaginate |
architecture |
structure |
Closely enclosed over some or all of its length by a terete or involute structure. |
stalked 6 |
= stipitate |
architecture |
structure |
Having a stipe. |
unstalked |
= exstipitate, sessile, stalkless |
architecture |
structure |
Lacking a stalk, thus inserted ("sitting") directly upon the bearing structure. |
subsessile |
= semistalked |
architecture |
structure |
Almost sessile; having a very short, somewhat indistinct stalk. |
sepal-like |
= sepaloid |
architecture |
structure |
Resembling a sepal in shape, texture and color. |
sepaloid |
= sepal-like |
architecture |
structure |
Resembling a sepal in shape, texture and color. |
leaf-like |
= foliaceous |
architecture |
structure |
Resembling a leaf in shape, texture and color. |
vaginate |
= sheathed |
architecture |
structure |
Closely enclosed over some or all of its length by a terete or involute structure. |
persistent |
|
duration |
structure |
Remaining attached and conspicuous until the bearing structure reaches maturity. |
caducous |
|
duration |
structure |
Deciduous upon or immediately after emergence, with little or no evident senescence beforehand. |
tuberous 2 |
|
architecture |
structure |
Resembling a tuber in shape and texture, but not ontogenetically such; esp. roots. |
exstipitate |
= sessile, stalkless, unstalked |
architecture |
structure |
Lacking a stalk, thus inserted ("sitting") directly upon the bearing structure. |
stipitate |
< stalked |
architecture |
structure |
Having a stipe. |
hygroscopic |
|
architecture |
structure |
Increasing or decreasing in size according to the presence or absence of surrounding moisture, due to differential swelling or shrinking of component anatomical structures. |
petal-like |
= petaloid |
architecture |
structure |
Resembling a petal in shape, texture and color. |
petaloid |
= petal-like |
architecture |
structure |
Resembling a petal in shape, texture and color. |
serotinous |
= late-maturing |
maturation |
structure |
Maturing late in the growing season, or late relative to the developmental progress of its context. |
fugacious |
= fleeting |
duration |
structure |
Wilting or withering very shortly after emergence, soon becoming inconspicuous and falling away or disintegrating. |
foliaceous |
= leaf-like |
architecture |
structure |
Resembling a leaf in shape, texture and color. |
ligulate 1 |
= liguliferous |
architecture |
structure |
Having a ligule. |
sessile |
= exstipitate, stalkless, unstalked |
architecture |
structure |
Lacking a stalk, thus inserted ("sitting") directly upon the bearing structure. |
tunicate |
|
architecture |
structure |
Having a tunic. |