Term:
Immersed
Immersed
Definition:
Embedded in the substance of a structure. Compare with impressed.
Embedded in the substance of a structure. Compare with impressed.
Glossary Details:
Title: Leaf blade venation of Eschweilera fanshawei. Photo by N. P. Smith.
Description: Abaxial view of part of a leaf blade surface of Eschweilera fanshawei based on D. B. Fanshawe F2747 from Guyana. Note that the midrib is salient and that its ridged nature is and artifact of drying. The secondary veins are prominent but the higher order veins of this species are plane or immersed so they are difficult to see.