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habit |
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General appearance and/or function, usually including explicit or implicit reference to one or more aspects of habitat or other features of the external environment; a logically imprecise traditional category of terms that overlaps conceptually with architecture, arrangement, duration, insertion, location, orientation, position, shape, and texture. |
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insertion |
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CHARACTER |
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Mode or locus of attachment of a structure to some dissimilar bearing structure. The lexicons relating to insertion and position overlap to a great degree, since these two morphological concepts are often inseparable in practice. Also overlaps conceptually with arrangement, habit, orientation, and shape. |
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exudation |
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CHARACTER |
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Discharged substance, as to type. |
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dehiscence |
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CHARACTER |
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Mode of opening (splitting or forming apertures). |
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porosity |
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CHARACTER |
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Presence and disposition of vessels (pores) in wood (xylem). |
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germination 1 |
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CHARACTER |
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The process wherein a dormant embryo resumes active metabolism and growth, the primary root and shoot emerging from the seed coat, the young sporophyte thereupon entering the seedling stage. |
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germination 2 |
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CHARACTER |
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The process wherein the contents of a spore begin active growth, exiting the confines of the spore wall via a pore or crack and giving rise to a gametophyte. |
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location |
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CHARACTER |
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Position with respect to aspects of environmental context. |
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position |
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CHARACTER |
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Location or disposition with reference to some dissimilar structure(s) or larger context. The lexicons relating to position and insertion overlap to a great degree, since these two morphological concepts are often inseparable in practice. Also overlaps conceptually with arrangement, habit, orientation, and shape. |
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solid shape |
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CHARACTER |
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Overall three-dimensional form or aspect(s) thereof. Overlaps conceptually with architecture, arrangement, habit, insertion, orientation, position, relief, and texture (as to thickness). |
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manifestation |
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CHARACTER |
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Degree or nature of evidence when present within the context in point. |
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aestivation |
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CHARACTER |
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Disposition of perianth (undifferentiated), calyx, or corolla members in the bud. |
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attenuate 1 |
= concave-tapered |
base |
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Gradually diminishing in width or diameter toward the proximal end, the sides longitudinally concave. Corresponds with acuminate for apex shape. |
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auriculate |
= eared |
base |
laminar structure |
Having two small, rounded, lateral lobes, one to either side, that lie in more or less the same plane as the remainder of the lamina. |
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obtuse 2 |
= blunt |
base |
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Bluntly angular; having an angular proximal portion whose generalized sides intersect at an angle of 90° or more. |
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hastate 1 |
= halberd-head-shaped |
base |
laminar structure |
Having two generally triangular lobes, one to either side, oriented more or less perpendicular to the central axis. |
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cordate 1 |
= heart-shaped |
base |
laminar structure |
Having two equal, more or less rounded, retrorse lobes, one to either side, overlapping or not, the intervening sinus relatively deep. |
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rounded |
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base |
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Convex overall and more or less regularly curved. |
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concave-tapered 2 |
= attenuate |
base |
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Gradually diminishing in width or diameter toward the proximal end, the sides longitudinally concave. Corresponds with acuminate for apex shape. |
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truncate 2 |
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base |
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Having a generalized proximal boundary that is more or less straight or plane and approximately perpendicular to the central axis. |
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arrowhead-shaped 1 |
= sagittate |
base |
laminar structure |
Having two retrorse, generally triangular lobes, one to either side. |
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eared |
= auriculate |
base |
laminar structure |
Having two small, rounded, lateral lobes, one to either side, that lie in more or less the same plane as the remainder of the lamina. |
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calcarate |
= spurred |
base |
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Having a relatively slender protrusion resembling a spur. |
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sheathing 2 |
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base |
laminar structure |
Terete or involute and closely enclosing the supporting axis for some distance above the point of insertion. |
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caudate 2 |
= tailed |
base |
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With one or more relatively slender, retrorse basal enations or appendages. |
