small-beaked |
= rostellate |
apex |
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Diminutively beaked (rostrate). |
bifurcate |
< forked, furcate |
apex |
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Having two terminal, antrorse branches or divisions arising from a common point or level, like the prongs of a fork. |
oblique 1 |
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apex |
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Asymmetric about its longitudinal axis. |
furcate |
= forked; > bifurcate |
apex |
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Having two or more terminal, antrorse branches or divisions arising from a common point or level, like the prongs of a fork. |
forked |
= furcate; > bifurcate |
apex |
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Having two or more terminal, antrorse branches or divisions arising from a common point or level, like the prongs of a fork. |
piliferous |
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apex |
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Having a distinct, fine, weak, hair-like portion or protrusion. |
muticous |
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apex |
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Lacking a distinct terminal point (when one might be expected). |
tailed 1 |
= caudate |
apex |
laminar structure |
Terminating in a relatively long, flexible, narrowly acuminate tip composed of laminar tissue. |
contorted 1 |
= convolute |
aestivation |
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Imbricate and whorled, each member in turn overlapped by that to one side and overlapping that to the other, the whole tightly rolled and appearing as though twisted. |
contortuplicate 1 |
= torsive |
aestivation |
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Plicate and contorted. |
carinal |
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aestivation |
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Having the petals of the keel (carina) enclosing the others. |
quincunx |
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aestivation |
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Imbricate in one whorl of five members, two wholly exterior, two wholly interior, and one partially exterior and partially interior. |
valvate 1 |
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aestivation |
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Whorled and with members not overlapping, adjacent members laterally contiguous at their margins. |
convolute 1 |
= contorted |
aestivation |
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Imbricate and whorled, each member in turn overlapped by that to one side and overlapping that to the other, the whole tightly rolled and appearing as though twisted. |
imbricate(d) 1 |
= overlapping |
aestivation |
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Having members whorled or spirally inserted and overlapping one another, each overlapping or overlapped to either side, and also above or below if spirally arranged or in multiple whorls. |
vexillate |
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aestivation |
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Having a larger member oriented more or less perpendicular to and folded about the others. |
plicate 1 |
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aestivation |
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Valvate with each member strongly infolded longitudinally. |
torsive |
= contortuplicate |
aestivation |
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Plicate and contorted. |
cochlear |
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aestivation |
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Imbricate with one member larger than and exterior to the others, parallel to one that is internal to all the others, strongly incurved, and enclosing the others. |
induplicate |
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aestivation |
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Basically valvate but with each member involute, the lateral abaxial surfaces of adjacent members contiguous. |
corrugate 1 |
= crumpled |
aestivation |
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Having members tightly and irregularly folded, the whole appearing as though wadded upon emergence. |
crumpled |
= corrugate |
aestivation |
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Having members tightly and irregularly folded, the whole appearing as though wadded upon emergence. |
overlapping 1 |
= imbricate(d) |
aestivation |
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Having members whorled or spirally inserted and overlapping one another, each overlapping or overlapped to either side, and also above or below if spirally arranged or in multiple whorls. |