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angled |
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solid shape |
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Having sides that meet at acute or obtuse angles. |
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…lobate |
? …cleft, …fid, …lobed, …parted, …partite, …segmented |
plane shape |
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Having the number of lobes indicated by the prefix; as in bilobate. |
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tuberoid (root-stem) |
= dropper |
STRUCTURE |
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An axial outgrowth that descends from a bulb and eventually forms a new bulb; esp. in Orchidaceae. |
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bractlet 1 |
= bracteole; < bract |
STRUCTURE |
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A diminutive bract, or a bract that is smaller than others present. |
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flush |
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prominence |
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Even with the surrounding surface, neither higher nor lower than its general level. |
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septal |
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insertion |
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Upon or otherwise directly associated with the septum or septa. |
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oligo… |
= few-… |
prefix |
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Indicating presence of or constitution by a relatively small number of entities of the type denoted by the term's stem; as in oligandrous, oligocellular, oligofloral, oligospermous. See also multi… (many-…, pluri…, poly…). |
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acephalous 2 |
= headless |
solid shape |
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Not terminating in a head-like portion, esp. when one might be expected. |
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pear-shaped |
= pyriform |
solid shape |
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Basically circular in transverse section, broadest toward one end, attenuate toward and much narrower at the other, both ends rounded; slenderly turbinate or obturbinate; like a pear. |
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hydathode |
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STRUCTURE |
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A multicellular, anatomically distinctive structure located within a leaf at its periphery, its cells surrounding a central canal that opens to the exterior, through which water is actively discharged under humid conditions that impede the rate of transpiration; this liquid discharge is termed guttation. |
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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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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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rachilla 2 var. rhachilla |
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STRUCTURE |
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A second-order axis in an inflorescence, especially the axis bearing the florets in a spikelet; esp. in Cyperaceae, Poaceae (Gramineae). |
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mixed-craspedodromous |
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venation |
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Having a midvein that branches to either side along the length of the lamina, the secondary veins running thence toward the margin, some becoming indistinct before reaching it, others terminating there. |
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verrucose |
= tuberculate, tuberculose, warty |
relief |
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Covered with small, relatively broad, irregularly shaped, obtuse protrusions. |
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cartilage-like |
= cartilaginous |
texture |
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Firm, dense, tough, somewhat pliable, and resilient, like human cartilage. |
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versatile |
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fixation |
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Attached in a manner allowing free rotation and declination. |
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cartilaginous |
= cartilage-like |
texture |
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Firm, dense, tough, somewhat pliable, and resilient, like human cartilage. |
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glutinous 2 |
> mucilaginous, mucous, viscid |
texture |
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Sticky or slimy. |
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planoconvex |
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solid shape |
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Relatively thin with opposite broad faces, one plane and one convex. |
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lepis pl. lepides |
= squama; < scale, trichome |
STRUCTURE |
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A relatively thick, planate trichome. See also squamella. |
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erect |
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orientation |
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Perpendicular to the horizon or to the general plane of a bearing structure. |
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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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oblique 1 |
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base |
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Asymmetric about its longitudinal axis. |
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hilum 1 pl. hila |
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FEATURE |
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The scar left on a seed at the point of its abscission from the funiculus. |
