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Basiscopic
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Facing or directed toward the base. Opposite of acroscopic. |
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Basiscópica, basiscópico
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Orientada hacia la base. Opuesto a acroscópica. |
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Basitonic
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Referring to a type of branching in which the shoots nearest the base of the stem show the greatest development, as in the inflorescences of Hydrangeaceae. |
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Bat dispersal
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Referring to diaspores that are carried away from the mother plant by bats. Most bat-dispersed seeds dispersed by bats have either berry-like fruits or fruits with the seeds provided with a fleshy associated structure such as an aril. A few other species have the fruits surrounded by a fleshy perianth (e.g., the diaspores of species of Cecropia). Same as chiropterochory. |
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Bat-pollination
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Same as chiropterophily. |
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Baya
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Fruto carnoso y jugoso que contiene desde varias hasta muchas semillas. Ver abayada. |
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Beak
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A narrow or prolonged tip; often used to describe the apices of fruits or seeds. |
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Bearded
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Referreing to a plant that has a tuft of hairs, usually on the lower petal. |
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Berry
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A usually soft, fleshy or juicy, multiseeded, indehiscent fruit (e.g., Solanum spp., Solanaceae). |
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Bi-
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A prefix meaning “two.” |
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Bi-
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Prefijo que significa dos. |
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Bianual
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Ver bienal. |
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Bienal
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Planta que completa su ciclo de vida aproximadamente en dos años. |
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Biennial
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A plant that completes its life cycle in two seasons. Compare with annual and perennial. |
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Bifacial
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Referring to an organ with the opposite surfaces differing in color, texture, or structure; e.g., the anthers of Gronoviaceae, or to a leaf with two different types of tissue on each side, as observed in a transverse section. |
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Bifacial
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Se refiere a un órgano con las caras opuestas que difieren en color, textura o estructura. Por ejemplo, las anteras de las Gronoviaceae, o a una hoja con dos diferentes tipos de tejidos en cada lado que se observan en secciones transversales. |
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Bifarious
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Arranged in two vertical rows, such as ovules in an ovary or seeds in a fruit. |
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Bifid
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Cleft into two often more-or-less acute lobes at the apex; for example, the apex of a leaf of Cyclanthus bipartitus. |
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Bífida, bifido
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Se refiere al ápice de una hoja u otra estructura similar, cuando está dividida en dos lóbulos más o menos agudos en la porción distal; por ejemplo, el ápice de las hojas de Cyclanthus bipartitus (Cyclanthaceae) |
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Bifoliolada, bifoliolado
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Es una hoja compuesta por dos hojuelas o segmentos. |
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Bifoliolate
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Referring to a compound leaf with two leaflets. |
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Bifurcada, bifurcado
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Estructura que se divide en dos partes iguales hacia el ápice, en forma de una "Y". |
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Bifurcate
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Splitting into two equal parts at the apex; forked. |
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Bifurcate
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Once-branched; for example the style of most species of Asteraceae have bifurcate styles. Same as bifid. |
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Big bang phenology
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A flowering strategy in which a plant produces very large numbers of flowers for a very short period of time. See multiple bang and steady state phenology. |
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