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pellucid |
= hyaline; > translucent, transparent |
coloration |
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Transmitting light uniformly. |
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concolor(ous) |
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coloration |
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Uniform in hue and intensity of color; esp. leaves with identically colored adaxial and abaxial surfaces. |
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dotted 1 |
= punctate |
coloration |
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Having small, round, clear or colored spots that contrast with the ground color. See also small-dotted (puncticulate). |
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translucent |
< hyaline, pellucid |
coloration |
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Transmitting light uniformly and diffusely. See also transparent. |
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suffused |
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coloration |
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Having two or more hues, shades, and/or intensities intermingled, the contrasting components distinguishable only submacroscopically. |
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transparent |
< hyaline, pellucid |
coloration |
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Transmitting light uniformly and without diffusion; clear, like glass. See also translucent. |
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zoned |
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coloration |
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Having two or more fairly distinctly delineated areas of contrasting hues and/or intensities. |
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discolor(ous) |
> bicolor(ous) |
coloration |
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Having surfaces of different colors; esp. leaves with differently colored adaxial and abaxial surfaces. |
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hyaline |
= pellucid; > translucent, transparent |
coloration |
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Transmitting light uniformly. |
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reticulate 2 |
= netted |
coloration |
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Having a pattern of interconnected fine lines of contrasting hue and/or intensity. |
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bicolor(ous) |
< discolor(ous) |
coloration |
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Having two surfaces of different colors; esp. leaves with differently colored adaxial and abaxial surfaces. |
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opaque |
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coloration |
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Not transmitting light. |
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streaked 1 |
= striate |
coloration |
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Having an overall pattern of fine, more or less parallel lines of contrasting hue and/or intensity. |
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maculate |
= blotched, spotted |
coloration |
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Having one or more areas that differ in color from the rest of the surface. See also eyespotted. |
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checkered 1 |
= tessellate |
coloration |
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Having a pattern of more or less regularly disposed square zones of contrasting hues and/or intensities. |
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pallid |
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coloration |
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Relatively pale; not strongly colored. |
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striate 1 |
= streaked |
coloration |
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Having an overall pattern of fine, more or less parallel, lines of contrasting hue and/or intensity. |
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lineate 1 |
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coloration |
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Having very narrow, straight, clear or colored lines that contrast with the ground color. |
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tessellate 1 |
= checkered |
coloration |
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Having a pattern of more or less regularly disposed square zones of contrasting hues and/or intensities. |
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lineolate 1 |
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coloration |
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Finely lineate, the lines short and often irregularly oriented. |
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viscid 1 |
< glutinous |
coating |
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Of a sticky substance. |
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lentiginose |
= dusty, lentiginous |
coating |
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Covered with a more or less even deposit of minute, dry, macroscopically indistinguishable particles. See also pulverulent (granuliferous, powdery), which is not clearly distinct in its application. |
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granuliferous |
= powdery, pulverulent |
coating |
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Covered with a more or less even deposit of fine, dry particles. See also lentiginous (dusty, lentiginose), which is not clearly distinct in its application. |
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lentiginous |
= dusty, lentiginose |
coating |
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Covered with a more or less even deposit of minute, dry, macroscopically indistinguishable particles. See also pulverulent (granuliferous, powdery), which is not clearly distinct in its application. |
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greasy 1 |
= oily, oleaginous, unctuous |
coating |
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Of a grease- or oil-like film. |
