ranunculaceous |
= anomocytic |
architecture |
stomate |
Lacking subsidiary cells. |
dichotomous |
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architecture |
axis |
Branching by division of the apical meristem producing two coordinate but not necessarily equal derivatives from each division. |
…petalous |
= …petaled |
architecture |
flower, perianth, corolla |
Having the number of petals indicated by the prefix; as in pentapetalous. |
tergeminate |
= trigeminous, trijugate |
architecture |
foliaceous structure |
Compound with three orders of leaflets, each order bifoliolate. |
…sulcate |
= …colpate, …fossulate, …furrowed, …grooved, …valleculate |
architecture |
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Having the number of sulci indicated by the prefix; esp. pollen grains; as in monosulcate, polysulcate, 3-sulcate. |
…ovuled |
= …ovulate |
architecture |
megasporophyll, ovary |
Having the number of ovules indicated by the previx; as in ten-ovuled. |
…stylous |
= …styled |
architecture |
flower, pistil |
Having the number of styles indicated by the prefix; as in monostylous, pentastylous, polystylous. |
secund 1 |
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architecture |
inflorescence |
Having the pedicels oriented such that the main bodies of all the flowers lie to one side of the bearing axis. |
jointed |
= articulate(d) |
architecture |
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Elongate with one or more distinct, relatively narrow zones of demarcation between adjacent main portions of the whole, these joints (articulations) often thicker and sometimes sites of eventual abscission. |
anastomosing |
= net-like, netted, reticulate |
architecture |
tertiary and higher-order laminar veins, excl. veinlets |
Interconnecting more or less regularly. |
foliose 1 |
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architecture |
stem |
Bearing many leaves. |
isosepalous |
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architecture |
flower, perianth, calyx |
Having the sepals essentially alike in size and shape. |
apetalous |
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architecture |
flower, perianth |
Lacking petals. |
rhizomatous |
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architecture |
plant |
Having rhizomes. |
pitcher-bladed |
= ascidiate |
architecture |
leaf |
Having a pitcher-shaped (ascidiform) blade; esp. in Nepenthaceae, Sarraceniaceae. |
decompound |
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architecture |
|
Comprising two or more orders of equivalent substructural entities; multiply compound. |
…androus |
= …stamened |
architecture |
flower, floret, androecium |
Having the number of stamens indicated by the prefix; as in enneandrous, hexandrous, monandrous. |
staminate |
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architecture |
inflorescence, flower, floret |
Having functional stamens but no functional pistils, thus unisexual and male. |
runnering |
= sarmentose, stoloniferous |
architecture |
plant |
Producing runners (stolons), by means of which it propagates vegetatively. |
leafless |
= aphyllous |
architecture |
plant, axis |
Not bearing leaves. |
stalked 1 |
= pedicellate |
architecture |
flower |
Having a pedicel. |
chaffy 2 |
= paleate |
architecture |
receptacle (torus) |
Bearing paleae (pales, palets); in Asteraceae (Compositae). |
secund 2 |
|
architecture |
stem |
Having the petioles oriented such that the main bodies of all the leaves lie to one side of the bearing stem. |
caryophyllaceous |
= diacytic |
architecture |
stomate |
Having two subsidiary cells that together surround it, their common wall oriented perpendicular to its long axis. |
foliose 2 |
|
architecture |
thallus |
Having leaf-like lobes; in Hepaticae. |