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sheathed |
= vaginate |
architecture |
structure |
Closely enclosed over some or all of its length by a terete or involute structure. |
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late-maturing |
= serotinous |
maturation |
structure |
Maturing late in the growing season, or late relative to the developmental progress of its context. |
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unstalked |
= exstipitate, sessile, stalkless |
architecture |
structure |
Lacking a stalk, thus inserted ("sitting") directly upon the bearing structure. |
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sepal-like |
= sepaloid |
architecture |
structure |
Resembling a sepal in shape, texture and color. |
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stalked 6 |
= stipitate |
architecture |
structure |
Having a stipe. |
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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. |
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sepaloid |
= sepal-like |
architecture |
structure |
Resembling a sepal in shape, texture and color. |
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rooting |
= radicant |
architecture |
structure |
Developing adventitious roots; esp. stems or leaves. |
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fugacious |
= fleeting |
duration |
structure |
Wilting or withering very shortly after emergence, soon becoming inconspicuous and falling away or disintegrating. |
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foliaceous |
= leaf-like |
architecture |
structure |
Resembling a leaf in shape, texture and color. |
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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. |
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vaginate |
= sheathed |
architecture |
structure |
Closely enclosed over some or all of its length by a terete or involute structure. |
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caducous |
|
duration |
structure |
Deciduous upon or immediately after emergence, with little or no evident senescence beforehand. |
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stipitate |
< stalked |
architecture |
structure |
Having a stipe. |
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persistent |
|
duration |
structure |
Remaining attached and conspicuous until the bearing structure reaches maturity. |
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tuberous 2 |
|
architecture |
structure |
Resembling a tuber in shape and texture, but not ontogenetically such; esp. roots. |
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ligulate 1 |
= liguliferous |
architecture |
structure |
Having a ligule. |
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fleeting |
= fugacious |
duration |
structure |
Wilting or withering very shortly after emergence, soon becoming inconspicuous and falling away or disintegrating. |
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leaf-like |
= foliaceous |
architecture |
structure |
Resembling a leaf in shape, texture and color. |
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radicant |
= rooting |
architecture |
structure |
Developing adventitious roots; esp. stems or leaves. |
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petal-like |
= petaloid |
architecture |
structure |
Resembling a petal in shape, texture and color. |
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serotinous |
= late-maturing |
maturation |
structure |
Maturing late in the growing season, or late relative to the developmental progress of its context. |
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deciduous 1 |
|
duration |
structure |
Separating and falling away from the bearing axis, organ or plant prior to senescence of the latter, usually by developing an anatomically distinct, transverse, basal zone of cells (abcission layer), where separation occurs. See also seasonally deciduous. |
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petaloid |
= petal-like |
architecture |
structure |
Resembling a petal in shape, texture and color. |
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precocious |
= early-maturing |
maturation |
structure |
Maturing early in the growing season, or early relative to the developmental progress of its context. |
