One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them. - J.R.R. Tolkien
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Acroscopic | Facing apically | |
Actinodromous | With three or more primary veins diverging radially from a single point at or above the base of the ... | |
Actinomorphic | Flowers with radial symmetry and parts arranged at one level; with definite numbers of parts and siz... | g-actinomorphic.png |
Actinostele | A protostele having a xylem core in the form of radiating ribs, as viewed in transverse section | |
Aculeate | Prickly | g-aculeate.png |
Acuminate | Gradually tapering to a sharp point, forming concave sides along the tip. (Compare with acute.) | g-acuminate.png |
Acute | Tapering to a pointed apex with more or less straight sides, the sides coming together at an angle o... | g-acute.png |
Adaxial | Next to the axis; facing the stem; ventral | g-dorsal-ventral.png |
Adherent | With unlike parts of organs joined, but only superficially and without actual histological continuit... | |
Adnate | With unlike parts or organs integrally fused to one another with histological continuity | |
Adpressed | Pressed closely to axis upward with angle of divergence 15 degrees or less | |
Adventitious | Structures or organs arising in a position that is unusual for their type, as roots originating on t... | |
Adventitious root | Root arising from part of plant other than root; usually produced laterally on aerial stems. | |
Aerating | Vertical or horizontal aboveground roots. | g-knee.png |
Aerial | Fibrous, adventitious roots, frequently with an adhesive disk; a crampon. | |
Aerial roots | Roots that grow above ground and are not covered by soil or water. | |
Aerial stem | A prostrate to erect, above ground stem. | |
Aerocaulous | With aerial stems | |
Aerophyllous | With aerial leaves | |
Aestival | Appearing in summer | |
Agamandrous | Inflorescence with neuter flowers inside or above and staminate outside or below (agamandrocephalous... | g-agamandrous.png |
Agamogynous | Inflorescence with neuter flowers inside or above and pistillate outside or below (agamogynecephalou... | g-agamogynous.png |
Agamohermaphroditic | Inflorescence with neuter flowers inside or above and hermaphroditic outside or below (agamohermaphr... | g-agamohermaphroditic.png |
Agamous | Without sex; sexual organs abortive | g-neuter.png |
Agglomerate | Dense structures with varied angles of divergence | |
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