non-septate |
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architecture |
trichome |
Lacking transverse inter- or intracellular septa or partitions. |
anomocytic |
= ranunculaceous |
architecture |
stomate |
Lacking subsidiary cells. |
ranunculaceous |
= anomocytic |
architecture |
stomate |
Lacking subsidiary cells. |
astomatiferous |
= non-stomate-bearing |
architecture |
|
Lacking stomates in the epidermis. |
non-stomate-bearing |
= astomatiferous |
architecture |
|
Lacking stomates in the epidermis. |
estipulate |
= exstipulate |
architecture |
leaf |
Lacking stipules. |
exstipulate |
= estipulate |
architecture |
leaf |
Lacking stipules. |
limp |
|
texture |
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Lacking stiffness in in one or more dimensions, thus drooping or sagging where unsupported. |
straight |
|
course |
|
Lacking significant curves or bends. |
asepalous |
|
architecture |
flower, perianth |
Lacking sepals. |
apetalous |
|
architecture |
flower, perianth |
Lacking petals. |
naked 4 |
= epaleate |
architecture |
receptacle (torus) |
Lacking paleae; in Asteraceae (Compositae) |
epaleate |
= naked |
architecture |
receptacle (torus) |
Lacking paleae (pales, palets); in Asteraceae (Compositae) |
apolar |
|
architecture |
pollen grain, spore |
Lacking morphologically evident polarity. |
exalate 2 |
= wingless |
architecture |
pollen grain |
Lacking lateral lobes or enations that resemble sacs or somewhat inflated wings. |
wingless 2 |
= exalate |
architecture |
pollen grain |
Lacking lateral lobes or enations that resemble sacs or somewhat inflated wings. |
aseptate |
|
architecture |
|
Lacking internal walls or partitions (septae). |
eglandular |
= glandless |
architecture |
|
Lacking glands. |
glandless |
= eglandular |
architecture |
|
Lacking glands. |
naked 2 |
|
architecture |
bud |
Lacking enclosing protective scales, the outermost embryonic components exposed and not differing significantly from those within. See also perulate. |
exalate 1 |
= wingless |
architecture |
|
Lacking elongate, relatively thin protrusions or appendages that resemble wings. |
wingless 1 |
= exalate |
architecture |
|
Lacking elongate, relatively thin protrusions or appendages that resemble wings. |
neuter |
|
architecture |
flower, floret |
Lacking both stamens and pistils. |
acaulous |
= stemless |
architecture |
plant |
Lacking any evident, elongate, aboveground stem, other than reproductive axes, at maturity, the leaves and/or reproductive axes arising essentially at substrate level from a very short axis with highly congested nodes. |
stemless |
= acaulous |
architecture |
plant |
Lacking any evident, elongate, aboveground stem, other than reproductive axes, at maturity, the leaves and/or reproductive axes arising essentially at substrate level from a very short axis with highly congested nodes. |