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Acronym
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An acronym is a code assigned by Index Herbariorum for the herbaria of the world with more than 5,000 collections; for example, the codes for The New York Botanical Garden (= NY), The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew (= K), and the Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro (= RB) are provided. |
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Acropétalo
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Que se desarrolla desde la base y en dirección hacia el ápice. Opuesto a basipétalo. |
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Acropetalous
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Developing from the base toward the apex. Opposite of basipetalous. |
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Acroscopic
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Facing or directed toward the apex. Opposite of basiscopic. |
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Acroscópica
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Orientada hacia el ápice. Ver basiscópica. |
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Acroscópico
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De frente al ápice o en dirección a este. Opuesto a basiscópico. |
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Actinódromo
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Se refiere a un tipo disposición de las venas en una hoja, en el que tres o más venas primarias divergen radialmente desde un mismo punto. |
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Actinomorfa
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Cuando una estructura al ser dividida en más de un plano, resulta en dos partes iguales. Este término usualmente es aplicado a las flores, e.g. en Gustavia (Lecythidaceae) y a las especies de Myrtaceae. Actinomorfo es lo mismo que regular y radialmente simétrico. Es opuesto a zigomorfo. |
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Actinomorphic
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A plant structure capable of being divided, in more than one plane, into two equal parts that are mirror images of one another; this term is most often used to refer to flowers. |
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Actinomorphic flower
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A flower, capable of being divided, by more than one line passing through the middle of the flower, into two equal parts that are mirror images of one another; e.g., in Gustavia (Lecythidaceae), species of Myrtaceae, and species of Rubiaceae. Same as polysymmetric, radially symmetrical, and regular flowers and opposite of zygomorphic, monosymmetric, bilateral, and irregular flowers. This term can refer to other plant parts as well. |
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Acuática, acuático
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Que crece o habita en el agua. |
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Aculeado
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Provisto de acúleos (aguijones). |
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Acúleo
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Un aguijón o una espina. |
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Aculeus (Latin, pl. = aculei, adj. = aculeate)
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A prickle or a spine. |
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Acumen
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Apex. |
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Acumen
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Ápice. Ver acuminado. |
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Acuminado
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Término aplicado mayormente a superficies laminares cuando gradualmente se angostan formando un ápice agudo cuyos lados son cóncavos. Comparar con acumen, agudo. |
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Acuminate
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Gradually tapering to an acute apex with the sides being concave. |
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Acute
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Sharp; usually referring to the apex of a flattened structure (such as a leaf) in which the two sides are straight and, when they meet, form an angle that is always less than 90°. |
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Ad-
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A prefix meaning “to” or “toward.” |
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Ad-
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Prefijo que significa hacia o en dirección a. |
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Adaxial
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Se refiere a el lado de un órgano que está situado hacia el eje; por ejemplo, la superficie superior de una hoja. Equivalente a dorsal, superficie superior; opuesto a abaxial |
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Adaxial
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Referring to the side of an organ facing toward the axis; i.e., the morphologically upper surface of a leaf. Opposite of abaxial and same as dorsal surface. |
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Adaxial
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The upper part of a structure such as a leaf, i.e., that part of the structure that faces toward the main axis to which it is attached. For example, if a leaf is pushed upward and against a stem the surface facing toward the stem is the abaxial surface. |
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Admedial
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Toward the axis of any structure, especially used to describe leaf venation. Opposite of exmedial. |
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