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sepaloid |
= sepal-like |
architecture |
structure |
Resembling a sepal in shape, texture and color. |
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costate |
= ribbed |
architecture |
laminar structure |
Having one or more costae (ribs). |
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racemose |
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architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more racemes. |
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anisocytic |
= cruciferous |
architecture |
stomate |
Having three subsidiary cells, one distinctly smaller than the others. |
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isodiametric |
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architecture |
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Of approximately constant breadth in all median planes. |
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eradicate |
= rootless |
architecture |
plant |
Lacking a root. |
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sectile |
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architecture |
pollinium |
Having partially separated sectors, as though cut. |
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papilionaceous |
= butterfly-like |
architecture |
corolla |
Having a relatively large, erect adaxial (upper) petal (the standard, banner or vexillum), two smaller lateral petals (the wings or alae), and two individually smaller but connate or coherent abaxial (lower) petals that together form a carinate structure (the keel or carina), the whole loosely resembling a butterfly with wings spread. |
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sympetalous |
= gamopetalous |
architecture |
flower, perianth, corolla |
Having two or more petals that are partially or wholly connate. |
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…pinnate |
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architecture |
foliaceous structure |
Compound with the number of orders of leaflets indicated by the prefix, each order pinnate; as in bipinnate, tripinnate. |
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crowded |
= compact, congested |
architecture |
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Having equivalent constituent parts disposed very near to one another. |
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amentate |
= catkinate |
architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more aments. |
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labiate |
= lipped; > bilabiate, one-lipped, two-lipped, unilabiate |
architecture |
perianth, calyx, corolla |
Strongly zygomorphic with connate and/or coherent members some or all of whose distal portions form one or two lip-like structures. |
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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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polyplicate |
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architecture |
pollen grain |
Inaperturate with meridional folds, thus appearing longitudinally wrinkled. |
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umbellate |
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architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more umbels. |
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…flowered |
= …floral |
architecture |
inflorescence |
Having the number of flowers indicated by the prefix; as in few-flowered, single-flowered, three-flowered. |
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…sepalous |
= …sepaled |
architecture |
flower, perianth, calyx |
Having the number of sepals indicated by the prefix; as in tetrasepalous. |
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barbellulate |
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architecture |
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Bearing one or more barbellules (barbellulae). |
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anisopetalous |
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architecture |
flower, perianth, corolla |
Having petals unequal in size and/or shape. |
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spicate |
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architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more spikes. |
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isopetalous |
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architecture |
flower, perianth, corolla |
Having the petals essentially alike in size and shape. |
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eramous |
= unbranched |
architecture |
axis, laminar vein |
Not branching at any point. |
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rooted |
= radicate |
architecture |
plant |
Having one or more roots. |
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secund 1 |
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architecture |
inflorescence |
Having the pedicels oriented such that the main bodies of all the flowers lie to one side of the bearing axis. |
