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umbonate |
= bossed |
solid shape |
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Having an umbo. |
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terete |
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solid shape |
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Elongate and transversely round, gradually attenuate from base to apex; attenuate-cylindric or attenuate-tubular, broadest at the base. See also obterete. |
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annular |
= ring-shaped |
solid shape |
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More or less evenly tubular in a closed circle; like a ring or doughnut. |
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ampulliform |
= flask-shaped, lageniform |
solid shape |
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Generally circular in cross-section, broadest at or below the middle, approximately globose below that and constricted above to a relatively narrow neck; like a flask. |
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awl-shaped 2 |
= subulate |
solid shape |
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Slender, essentially terete, and straight, gradually attenuate from a relatively narrow base to a very narrow, blunt to angular apex. |
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mitre-shaped |
= mitriform |
solid shape |
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Broadest and transversely round to oval proximally, tapering bilaterally above the middle to a central peak; like a peaked hat or cap. |
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vermiculate |
= worm-shaped |
solid shape |
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Basically cylindric, elongate, and slender with bluntly rounded ends, variously curved over its length. |
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mitriform |
= mitre-shaped |
solid shape |
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Broadest and transversely round to oval proximally, tapering bilaterally above the middle to a central peak; like a peaked hat or cap. |
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spheroid(al) |
= globose, globular, orbicular, rotund, spheric(al) |
solid shape |
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Uniformly convex, circular in any median section and in outline when viewed from any angle; like a sphere or globe. |
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oblate |
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solid shape |
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Symmetrically elongate and broader than long perpendicular to the developmental or polar axis. |
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infundibular |
= funnelform, funnel-shaped |
solid shape |
perianth, calyx, corolla |
Having a narrowly obconic tube and a spreading limb, the transition between them smooth. |
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headed 2 |
= capitate |
solid shape |
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Abruptly enlarged distally to a relatively short, terminal portion that is basically round in transverse section. |
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ovoid |
= egg-shaped |
solid shape |
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Transversely circular, broadest near a bluntly rounded base, and convexly attenuate to a narrower rounded apex; like a fowl egg. See also obovoid. |
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egg-shaped 2 |
= ovoid |
solid shape |
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Transversely circular, broadest near a bluntly rounded base, and convexly attenuate to a narrower rounded apex; like a fowl egg. See also obovoid. |
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umbraculiform |
= umbrella-shaped |
solid shape |
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Having a slender, elongate proximal axis and a very broad, meniscoid distal portion, the latter oriented with its convex face distal; like an umbrella. |
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tuberculose 2 |
= tubercular |
solid shape |
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Comprising small knot-like segments. |
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planoconcave |
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solid shape |
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Relatively thin with opposite broad faces, one plane and one concave. |
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acicular 2 |
= acerose, needle-shaped |
solid shape |
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Rounded in cross-section and very slenderly elongate, broadest near the middle, and gradually attenuate to an acute apex and a slightly blunter base; like a needle. |
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worm-shaped |
= vermiculate |
solid shape |
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Basically cylindric, elongate, and slender with bluntly rounded ends, variously curved over its length. |
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crown-shaped |
= coroniform |
solid shape |
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Shortly and broadly tubular overall, circumferentially continuous at the base, distally so or not; like a monarch's crown. |
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umbrella-shaped |
= umbraculiform |
solid shape |
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Having a slender, elongate proximal axis and a very broad, meniscoid distal portion, the latter oriented with its convex face distal; like an umbrella. |
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canaliculate |
= channeled |
solid shape |
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Having a longitudinal, transversely rounded depression; esp. a petiole or petiolule. |
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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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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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disciform 1 |
= discoid |
solid shape |
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Relatively thin with two round, plane or convex, opposite broad faces and a rounded circumferential edge; like a disc. See also lenticular (biconvex, lens-shaped), meniscoid, placentiform (placenta-shaped), trochlear (pulley-wheel-shaped). |
