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loculicidal |
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dehiscence |
fruit |
Splitting longitudinally through the outer wall(s) and directly into the locule(s), between the sutures, if any. |
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muticous |
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apex |
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Lacking a distinct terminal point (when one might be expected). |
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supramedial |
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insertion |
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Just above the middle of the structure in point. |
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decumbent |
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habit |
axis |
Reclining upon the substrate proximally, ascending to erect distally. |
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oblong 1 |
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plane shape |
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Compressed-elliptic, the sides approximately parallel from near one end to near the other. See also elliptic(al) (oval). |
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dorsifixed |
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fixation |
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Attached on the abaxial side well above the base. |
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nodulose |
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solid shape |
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Diminutively nodose; esp. roots of Fabaceae (Leguminosae), the nodules harboring nitrogen-fixing bacteria. |
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apetalous |
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architecture |
flower, perianth |
Lacking petals. |
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asymmetric(al) 1 |
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plane shape |
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Not divisible into essentially equal halves along any line or plane. |
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toothlet |
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STRUCTURE |
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A diminutive tooth (dens). See also sawtooth, sawtoothlet, scallop (crena), scalloplet (crenule). |
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extent |
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CHARACTER |
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Reach of the septum or septa within the ovary or fruit, relative to the ovary wall or pericarp and its center. |
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equal |
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size |
equivalent structures |
Essentially uniform in extent. See also subequal, unequal. |
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calyculus 2 pl. calyculi |
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STRUCTURE |
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Collectively the bractlets (bracteoles) sometimes subtending (beneath or outside) the involucre in a capitulum (head); in Asteraceae (Compositae). |
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tunicate |
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architecture |
structure |
Having a tunic. |
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fixation |
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CHARACTER |
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Mode of attachment to a supporting structure. |
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peripheral |
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position |
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Upon or otherwise directly associated with the outer surfaces or regions of a three-dimensional structure. Although use of this term in two-dimensional contexts is technically correct, traditionally the term marginal is preferred in such cases. |
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vesicle |
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STRUCTURE |
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A small bladder-like part consisting of an enclosing wall or covering and an empty or fluid-filled interior, sometimes turgid; esp. in citrus fruits (hesperidia). |
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fenestrate |
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architecture |
pollen grain |
Having more or less isodiametric, regularly disposed lacunae. |
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acrocaulous |
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position |
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At or very near the stem tip. |
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valvate 3 |
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dehiscence |
anther |
Poricidal with the pores formed by the raising of small flaps (valves) in the exterior wall. |
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free |
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fusion |
dissimilar structure(s) |
Not fused with or joined to any other dissimilar structure(s). |
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plated |
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relief |
bark |
Fissured in a more or less regular, anastomosing pattern with distinct, relatively large, undisturbed sectors intervening, the latter ultimately falling away more or less intact after attaining considerable thickness. |
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grumous |
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solid shape |
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Having an external aspect like a cluster of grains, basically convex overall. |
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puberulent |
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pubescence |
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Finely pubescent in the restricted sense of that term. |
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anchoring |
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habit |
trichome |
Serving as a means of attachment to some external support. |
