…porate |
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architecture |
pollen grain |
Having the number of pores indicated by the prefix; as in monoporate, polyporate, triporate. |
diplostemonous |
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architecture |
flower, androecium |
Having the stamens dicyclic, the proximal whorl with members directly above the sepals, the distal whorl with members directly above the petals. See also obdiplostemonous. |
…spermous |
= …seeded |
architecture |
fruit |
Having the number of seeds indicated by the prefix; as in oligospermous, polyspermous, tetraspermous. |
neuter |
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architecture |
flower, floret |
Lacking both stamens and pistils. |
veined |
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architecture |
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Having one or more orders of evident vasculature. |
homochlamydeous |
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architecture |
flower |
Having a perianth undifferentiated into distinct proximal and distal envelopes (calyx and corolla); composed of tepals, all essentially alike. |
saccate 1 |
= alate, vesiculate, winged |
architecture |
pollen grain |
Having lateral lobes or enations resembling sacs or somewhat inflated wings. |
funiculate |
< stalked |
architecture |
ovule |
Having a funiculus (funicle), by which it is attached to a placenta of the ovary wall. |
stalked 6 |
= stipitate |
architecture |
structure |
Having a stipe. |
pericolpate |
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architecture |
pollen grain |
Having more than three surficial grooves (colpi) oriented such that some or all of them cross meridians. |
…foliolate |
= …leafleted |
architecture |
foliaceous structure |
Compound with one order of the number of leaflets indicated by the prefix, arranged either pinnately or palmately; as in bifoliolate, pentafoliolate, trifoliolate. See also conjugate, one-leafleted (single-leafleted, unifoliolate), unijugate. |
wingless 2 |
= exalate |
architecture |
pollen grain |
Lacking lateral lobes or enations that resemble sacs or somewhat inflated wings. |
…sepalous |
= …sepaled |
architecture |
flower, perianth, calyx |
Having the number of sepals indicated by the prefix; as in tetrasepalous. |
paleate |
= chaffy |
architecture |
receptacle (torus) |
Bearing paleae (pales, palets, receptacular bracts); in Asteraceae (Compositae). |
umbellate |
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architecture |
inflorescence |
Comprising one or more umbels. |
…leafleted |
= …foliolate |
architecture |
foliaceous structure |
Compound with one order of the number of leaflets indicated by the prefix, arranged either pinnately or palmately; as in five-leafleted. See also conjugate, one-leafleted (single-leafleted, unifoliolate), unijugate. |
cucullate 1 |
= hooded |
architecture |
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Bearing, incorporating, or surmounted by a hood-shaped structure. |
homocladic |
< homomorphic |
architecture |
taxon, plant |
Having stems that do not differ distinctly in size, shape and/or constitution. |
…celled |
= …cellular |
architecture |
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Having the number of cells indicated by the prefix; as in one-celled, few-celled, 5-celled. |
apetalous |
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architecture |
flower, perianth |
Lacking petals. |
pinnate |
> pinnatifid, pinnatisect |
architecture |
foliaceous structure |
Compound with one order of leaflets inserted at different points along and to either side of the axis, from which those on each side diverge more or less in parallel; or lobed (cleft, divided, parted, segmented), incised or ribbed in a similar, feather-like pattern. Unless qualified to indicate otherwise, this term usually is understood to mean "pinnately once-compound." See also imparipinnate, palmatipinnate, paripinnate, …pinnate, pinnatifid. |
radiant 1 |
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architecture |
capitulum (head) |
Bearing one or more peripheral series of florets that are bisexual, pistillate, or neuter and that have relatively large actinomorphic corollas, and one or more central series of usually bisexual florets that have relatively small actinomorphic corollas; in Asteraceae (Compositae). |
stalkless |
= exstipitate, sessile, unstalked |
architecture |
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Lacking a stalk, thus inserted ("sitting") directly upon the bearing structure. |
…androus |
= …stamened |
architecture |
flower, floret, androecium |
Having the number of stamens indicated by the prefix; as in enneandrous, hexandrous, monandrous. |
pericolporate |
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architecture |
pollen grain |
Pericolpate, each groove containing a pore. |