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Arbusculiform
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See dendritic. |
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Arbusculiforme
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Ver dendrítica. |
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Arbusto
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Planta leñosa, ramificada desde la base o no ramificada, pero de menos de 2 metros de alto. Comparar con árbol |
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Arched tertiary veins
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Referring to tertiary veins that orginate from the midrib and arch downward to the infra adjacent secondary vein. |
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Archegonium (plural = archegonia)
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Referring to a multicellular haploid structure in which the egg is produced in mosses, hepatics, ferns, and relatively few vascular plants. |
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Arcuada, arcuado
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Ver arqueada. |
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Arcuate
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Curved like a bow, often used to describe venation. |
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Aréola
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Una mancha plana, de forma circular o elíptica, que se encuentra localizada usualmente en el ápice de las semillas de algunas Violaceae (por ejemplo, Rinorea). El área más pequeña de un órgano (por ejemplo, una hoja), cerrada por la unión de venas. En las Cactaceae, es el área en las axilas de las hojas donde se encuentran las espinas |
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Areolada, areolado
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Que posee aréolas. En leguminosas como las Mimosoide y Caesalpinioide se refiere a semillas con un pleurograma. |
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Areolate
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Possessing areoles; in mimosoid and caesalpinioid legumes, referring to seeds with a pleurogram. |
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Areole (areola)
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A flattened spot, circular or elliptic in outline, often on the apex of the seeds of some Violaceae (e.g., Rinorea); the smallest area of an organ (e.g., a leaf), enclosed by united veins; the spine-bearing area in the leaf axils of Cactaceae. |
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Areole (areolate)
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Referring to the smallest area of leaf tissue surrounded by veins, the sides of which can be comprised of any order of vein (Ellis et al., 2009). |
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Aril
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A fleshy outgrowth from the base of the funicle. |
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Aril (arillate)
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A fleshy covering or appendage of a seed derived from the funicle. |
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Aril basal
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An aril located at the base of the seed. |
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Aril basal-lateral
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An aril starting at the base and extending part way up the side of the seed. |
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Aril half I-beam
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An aril that runs the length of the side of the seed and then abruptly turns to cover one or both ends of the seed. |
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Aril lateral
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An aril that runs along the side of the seed such as in many, but not all, species of Eschweilera. |
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Aril spreading
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The aril spreads around the entire seed and, thus, looks like a sarcrotesta. In contrast to a sarcotesta, a spreading aril arises from the I-beam aril and not the seed surface. |
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Arilada, arilado
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Que posee un arilo. |
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Arillode
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A false aril derived from the integument (seed coat) but not from the funicle as is a true aril; in practice any outgrowth of the seed for which the origin has not been established. |
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Arilloid
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An aril-like structure associated with a seed. |
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Arilo
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Estructura carnosa que recubre a la semilla o apéndice carnoso derivado del funículo en una semilla. El arilo ayuda a la dispersión de las semillas por animales, éstos se llevan la semilla y solamente ingieren el arilo o ingieren la semilla completa con el arilo; en el último caso, el arilo es digerido y la semilla usualmente es excretada en algún otro sitio. Comparar con eleosoma y sarcotesta |
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Arilo basal
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Se refiere cuando el arilo está localizado en la base de la semilla |
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Arilo basal-lateral
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Se refiere cuando el arilo empieza en la base y se extiende parcialmente sobre sobre un lado de la semilla |
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Arilo general
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Se refiere al tipo de arilo que recubre totalmente a una semilla, de este modo es parecido a una sarcotesta |
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Arilo lateral
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Se refiere cuando el arilo está dispuesto sobre un lado de la semilla; por ejemplo, en algunas especies de Eschweilera (Lecythidaceae). |
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Arilodio
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Un arilo falso derivado del integumento (cubierta de la semilla) pero no del funículo como es el verdadero arilo. Cualquier crecimiento de la semilla del cual su origen no ha sido establecido. |
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Ariloide
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Estructura con apariencia de arilo que se encuentra en una semilla. |
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Aristada, aristado
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Que posee un apéndice angosto y alargado en el ápice de una estructura u órgano. Por ejemplo, las lemas de algunas especies de Poaceae. |
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Aristate
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Bearing an elongate, narrow appendage at the apex of a structure (organ); e.g., the lemmas of some species of Poaceae. |
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Armada, armado
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Provista de espinas o aguijones. |
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Armed
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Plants provided with prickles, spines, or thorns. |
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Aroid
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The common name for a member of the plant family Araceae. |
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Arqueada, arqueado
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Curvada a manera de un arco. Término a menudo empleado para describir un determinado patrón de venas. |
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Article
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A joint or segment; e.g., a segment of a fruit (loment) of Desmodium spp. (Fabaceae). |
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Articulación
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Coyuntura de dos segmentos o estructuras superpuestas. |
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Articulada, articulado
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Que posee nudos, uniones o constricciones. A menudo se presentan en el pedicelo, donde una parte de una estructura naturalmente se desprenderá. |
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Articulate
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Having nodes or joints or constrictions, often of the pedicel, where a part of a structure will naturally break off. |
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Articulation
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Articulation
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A joint between two separable parts, e.g., between a leaf and a stem or between a lower and upper part of a pedicel, |
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Ascending-cochleate
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Referring to a type of corolla aestivation in the Acanthaceae in which one petal, being larger than the others covers the other petals in bud. |
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Asexual reproduction
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Referring to the production of new plants not involving the fusion of sperm and eggs, e.g., vegetation reproduction by buds or runners. |
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Asimétrica, asimétrico
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Se refiere a una estructura que no puede ser dividida en mitades exactas. Está desarrollada de manera desigual en los lados opuestos de un eje. Opuesto a simétrica. |
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Asymmetric
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Referring to a structure that can be divided into numerous mirror-image halves. This and its associated terms are usually, but not exclusively, applied to flowers. Opposite of symmetric. |
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Asymmetric flower
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Same as zygomorphic flower. |
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Asymmetric leaf base
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Referring to a leaf base in which the two sides do not attach to the petiole at the same place, i.e., one is attached to the petiole higher than the other is attached. |
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Asymmetrical
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Referring to a structure that cannot be divided into mirror-image halves; unequally developed on the opposite sides of an axis. Opposite of symmetrical. |
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Atenuada, atenuado
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Se aplica a la base de una estructura u órgano que se va angostando gradualmente. |
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Attenuate
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Tapering very gradually to a narrow tip. |
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Aureole
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See eyespot. |
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Auricle
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An ear-shaped appendage; for example, on the lip of an orchid or at the apex of the leaf sheath of Poaceae; also used for appendices not so ear-shaped, for example the appendices arising at the junction between the claw and the blade of clawed petals. |
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Aurícula
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Un apéndice con forma similar al de una oreja. Por ejemplo, en el labio de una orquídea o en el ápice de la vaina de las hojas de algunas Poaceae. |
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Auriculada, auriculado
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Se aplica a una estructura u órgano, como una hoja, que posee lóbulos como orejas usualmente localizados en la base. |
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Auriculate (auricled)
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Referring to an organ or structure, such as a leaf blade, with earlike lobes, which usually are situated at the base. |
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Autochorous
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A type of seed dispersal in which the diaspore is ejected by the action of the parent plant. |
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Autocoro
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Tipo de dispersión de semillas en la que la diáspora es ejecutada por acción de la planta madre. |
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Autógama, autogamia
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Se refiere a la fertilización que ha sido producida como resultado de la unión de un esperma y el huevo de una misma planta. |
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Autogamy (autogamous)
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Referring to fertilization resulting from the union of a sperm and an egg from the same plant. |
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Autótrofa, autótrofo, autotrófica, autotrófico
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Se refiere a las plantas que son capaces de sintetizar complejas substancias orgánicas a partir del sustrato inorgánico. Opuesto a heterótrofa o heterotrófica. |
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Autotroph (autotrophic)
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Capable of synthesizing complex organic substances from simple inorganic substrates, i.e., it photosynthesizes. |
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Awn
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A bristle or hairlike appendage; e.g., the terminal extension of the midvein of the glume, palea, or lemma in the Poaceae. |
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Awn (awned)
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The terminal extension of the midrib of an organ such as a bract (bearing awns). |
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Axil
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An angle formed at the junction of two structures; e.g., the petiole of the leaf and the stem, or a secondary vein of a leaf and the midrib. |
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Axila
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Ángulo formado por la unión de dos estructuras. Por ejemplo, aquel formado entre el peciolo de una hoja y el tallo, o en una hoja, el ángulo formado entre la vena media y una secundaria. |
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Axile
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Relating or belonging to the axis of a structure. |
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Axile placentation
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A type of ovule arrangement in which the ovules arise from placental tissue derived from the apices of the septa of a locule. In this type of placentation the apices of the septa are fused or in very close proximity to one another. |
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Axillary
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Arising from an axil; for example, an axillary bud arising in the axil between the stem and the petiole. |
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Axillary
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Referring to a structure that arises from the leaf axils. |
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Axillary bud
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A bud that arises in a leaf axil. Same as lateral bud. |
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Axillary inflorescence
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A inflorescence that arises from a leaf axil |
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Axillary inflorescence
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An inflorescence that arises from a leaf axil |
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Baccate
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Berrylike. See berry. |
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Ballistic dispersal
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A type of dispersal in which seeds are ejected from the fruits upon dehiscence. Same as autochorous. |
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Banner
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The upper, broad petal of Fabaceae. Same as standard, banner, and vexillum with standard the preferred term. |
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