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| alternate leaves |
In an alternate leaf arrangement, there is one leaf per plant node, and they alternate sides. |
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| awn |
bristle |
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| awn-like |
bristle-like |
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| bifacial |
upper and lower surfaces of a leaf are different |
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| bract |
leaflike structure under a flower or branch |
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| bracts |
leaflike structures under flowers or branches |
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| burl |
rounded outgrowth on a tree trunk or branch |
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| burls |
rounded outgrowths on tree trunks or branches |
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| canescent |
densely covered in fine, short hairs |
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| compound |
having several or many distinct parts (leaflets) joined to a single stem |
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| cotyledon |
first leaf of a plant (inside the seed and acting as food storage) |
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| cotyledons |
first leaves of a plant (inside the seed and acting as food storage) |
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| crenate |
having shallow, rounded teeth |
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| dioecious |
having male & female flowers on separate plants |
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| entire |
continuous and smooth without being toothed or lobed |
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| glabrous |
smooth (without hairs, scales or bristles) |
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| glaucous |
covered with a whitish or bluish, waxy or powdery film |
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| isofacial |
upper and lower surfaces of a leaf are the same |
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| leaflet |
each of the leaflike structures that together make up a compound leaf |
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| lobe |
1) free tip of a petal 2) extension or protrusion from the edge of a leaf |
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| lobed |
haiving either 1. free tips of petals 2. extensions or protrusions from the edges of a leaves |
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| monoecious |
having male & female flowers on separate parts of the same plant |
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| node |
Nodes are the points on a stem where the buds, leaves, and branching twigs originate. |
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| palmate |
having several leaflets whose stalks all radiate from one point |
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| palmately |
having several leaflets whose stalks all radiate from one point |
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| petiole |
the stem or stalk of a leaf that attaches it to the main plant stem |
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| pinnate |
having leaflets arranged on either side of the stem |
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| pinnately |
having leaflets arranged on either side of the stem |
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| serrate |
having finely notched or saw-like projections (e.g. on a leaf edge) |
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| sessile |
attached directly to the plant stem without a petiole |
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| shrub |
a woody plant with multiple stems (branches) at or near the ground |
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| spur |
short shoot (especially on woody plants) |
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| spurs |
short shoots (especially on woody plants) |
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| stalk |
stem. The stem provides support for leaves and buds |
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| teeth |
sharp, notched or saw-like projections on a leaf edge |
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| tomentose |
covered in feltlike, downy hairs |
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| tooth |
a sharp, notched or saw-like projection on a leaf edge |
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| toothed |
having sharp, notched or saw-like projections (e.g. on a leaf edge) |
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| tree |
a woody plant of medium to tall height, with generally one trunk (stem) from the base |
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| undulate |
wavy, not flat |
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| vine |
a trailing, twining or climbing plant |
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