Smooth

• Title

  Smooth

• Definition

  A part of a plant, such as the bark or hypanthium, that does not have furrows or conspicuous outgrowth

• Notes

  In the Lecythidaceae, smooth is usually used to refer to the bark or the pedicel/hypanthium. Note that smooth bark is never really 100% smooth but it is smooth than fissured, scalloped, or rought bark.

• Related Terms

  Sulcate

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