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microgametophyte |
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PLANT |
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A gametophyte whose fertile organs (gametangia) are all antheridia. |
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ramal |
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position |
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Upon or otherwise directly associated with the stem branches. |
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convolute 3 |
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vernation |
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Each rolled laterally and wholly surrounded by and/or surrounding the one(s) next adjacent. |
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irregular 2 |
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course |
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Deviating asymmetrically from a straight line. |
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perigynous |
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insertion |
perianth, calyx, corolla, androecium |
Having its proximal portion adnate to part of the length of the gynoecium, or fused in a separate floral cup that extends part of the length of the gynoecium, the free distal portion thus arising at a level between the base and apex of the gynoecium. See also epigynous, hypogynous. |
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calyculate 1 |
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architecture |
capitulum (head) |
With the involucre subtended by a calyculus; in Asteraceae (Compositae). |
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enzymatic |
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exudation |
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Secreting a digestive exoenzyme; in carnivorous plants. |
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mucilage |
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substance |
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A slimy exudate. |
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spicy |
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odor |
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Pleasantly pungent, reminiscent of spices. |
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carinal |
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aestivation |
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Having the petals of the keel (carina) enclosing the others. |
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gummy |
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texture |
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Highly viscous and sticky, liquid or more or less deformably solid, sometimes more or less elastic. |
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neotenous |
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maturation |
structure |
Retaining at maturity attributes that are usually restricted to the juvenile stage. |
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ridge |
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FEATURE |
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A very narrow, elongate, relatively low protrusion; esp. on fruits in Apiaceae (Umbelliferae). |
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appendage |
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STRUCTURE |
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Any subordinate structure ontogenetically derived from and associated with a given organ or part. |
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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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…faced |
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solid shape |
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Having relatively large, flat or shallowly curved portions of the external surface that are bounded by more or less distinct angular discontinuities in that surface, of the number indicated by the prefix; as in three-faced. |
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obcordiform |
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solid shape |
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Inversely cordiform (heart-shaped). |
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cymose |
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architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more simple or compound cymes. See also cincinnate, cymulose, dichasiate, helicoid-cymose, monochasiate, rhipidiate, scorpioid-cymose. |
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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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heterocolpate |
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architecture |
pollen grain |
Having long, narrow, regularly disposed lacunae (pseudocolpi). |
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transverse 1 |
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dehiscence |
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More or less perpendicular to the central axis. |
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axillary |
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position |
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Within the axil; nodal and at or very close to the vertex of the distal angle between a lateral structure, especially a leaf, and the axis that bears it. |
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disarticulating |
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architecture |
axis |
Articulate(d) and with the main portions of the whole separating at the joints upon maturity or senescence. |
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pseudoaxillary |
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insertion |
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Only apparently axillary; originally extraaxillary but displaced to the axil by differential growth during development. |
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acicular 1 |
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plane shape |
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Very slenderly elongate, widest near the middle, and gradually attenuate to an acute apex and a blunter base; like the lateral outline of a needle. |
