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hilum 2 pl. hila |
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FEATURE |
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The more or less central point within a starch grain of intracellular origin, about which the successive layers of starch were accreted more or less symmetrically. |
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hip |
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nominative |
fruit |
Aggregate and consisting of several to many achenes enveloped by a free, urceolate, more or less fleshy, accessory structure derived from floral tube tissue; esp. in Rosa (Rosaceae). |
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salt-excreting |
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exudation |
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Accumulating salt and discharging it directly to the exterior in a concentrated aqueous solution, the salt then crystallizing on the exterior following evaporation of the fluid medium; when salt-excreting glands are indicated in the nominative, usually they are called simply salt glands. |
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inconspicuous |
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manifestation |
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Not prominently evident. |
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anatropous |
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orientation |
ovule |
Having the funiculus distally recurved and the (straight) ovule lying beside and parallel to the proximal portion of the funiculus, to which it may be adnate or adherent, the micropyle facing the ovary wall (placenta). |
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irregular 2 |
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course |
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Deviating asymmetrically from a straight line. |
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apostemonous |
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architecture |
flower, androecium |
Having two or more distinct stamens; having the stamens unfused. |
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bifacial |
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architecture |
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Having two opposite broad surfaces that differ distinctly in appearance. |
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lateral |
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position |
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To, toward, at, or upon a side, not apical or basal. |
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spike |
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nominative |
inflorescence |
An elongate, determinate or usually indeterminate axis bearing sessile flowers inserted singly along it, unbranched or sometimes bearing lateral branches of the same nature. |
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stilt root |
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STRUCTURE |
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A relatively stout or strong adventitious root arising from a woody stem branch and extending downward directly toward the substrate, within which it ultimately becomes anchored, thus supporting the branch of origin; as in some Ficus (Moraceae). |
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striped |
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coloration |
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Having one or more elongate, relatively narrow and, when multiple, more or less parallel, areas of contrasting hue and/or intensity. |
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collar 2 |
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FEATURE |
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The junction between the sheath and blade of a leaf; esp. in Poaceae (Gramineae). |
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mucronulate |
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apex |
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Finely mucronate. See also apiculate. |
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synandrous |
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architecture |
flower, androecium |
Having the stamens connate. |
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superposed 2 |
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position |
buds |
Axillary in pairs, one member of each pair directly above the other. |
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throat 2 |
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STRUCTURE |
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The fully connate portion of the limb of a disc floret, proximal to the lobes (distinct distal portions of the petals); in Asteraceae (Compositae). |
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aestivation |
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CHARACTER |
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Disposition of perianth (undifferentiated), calyx, or corolla members in the bud. |
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divergent |
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arrangement |
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Directed at individually different angles from a common point or relatively limited zone of origin, thus farther apart distally than proximally. |
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palmatifid |
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plane shape |
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Palmately lobate; having three or more lobes whose longitudinal axes radiate from a common point. |
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terminal |
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insertion |
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Apical and with the same developmental axis as the whole, of which it is the distalmost portion or appendage. |
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epigynous |
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insertion |
perianth, calyx, corolla, androecium |
Having its proximal portion adnate to the full length of the gynoecium, the free portion thus arising from the apex of the gynoecium. See also hypogynous, perigynous. |
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petiolar |
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position |
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Upon or otherwise directly associated with the petioles. |
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ostiole |
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STRUCTURE |
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The distal aperture of a syconium (fig); in Ficus (Moraceae). |
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tubercle |
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FEATURE |
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A small, rounded, knot-like swelling or wart-like protrusion. |
