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| Term | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| Cotyledons foliaceous (= cotyledons leaf-like) | Cotyledons that look like leaves but differ in their opposite instead of alternate attachment. Same as cotyledons leaf-like which is the preferred term. |  |
| Cotyledons leaf-like (= cotyledons foliaceous) | Cotyledons that look like leaves but differ in their opposite instead of alternate attachment. | |
| Flowering associated with leaf flush | A phenological strategy in which a tree drops its leaves, flowers when the canopy is leafless or partially leafless, and flushes new leaves after flowering or flowers at about the same time that new leaves are flushed; i.e., there is some association between flowering and leaf fall and flush. |  |
| Flowering not associated with leaf flush | A phenological strategy in which there is no apparent relationship between leaf drop, leaf flush, and flowering. |  |
| Higher order leaf venation | Referring to venation levels in the leaves above the tertiary veins. | |
| Leaf | An expanded stucture where photosynthesis takes place and usually consisiting of a petiole and a blade. |  |
| Leaf flush | The expansion of new leaves. |  |
| Leaf venation brochidodromous | Secondaries joined together in a series of prominent arches. Based on Hickey, 1973. For more information abouit leaf venation see Ellis et al, 2009. |  |
| Leaf venation camptodromous | A type of leaf venation in which the secondary veins do not terminate at the margens |  |
| Leaf venation eucamptodromous | Secondaries upturned and gradually diminishing apically inside the margin but not connecting to the secondary above it. Based on (Hickey, 1973. For more information about leaf venation see Ellis et al. (2009). |  |