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This is a complete list of tributary streams of the Potomac River in the Eastern United States, listed in order from source to mouth.. North Branch Potomac River (Maryland/West Virginia)
A structure on the stem node of a cactus, morphologically a specialised branch; the region of a cactus upon which spine s, glochid s, and flowers are borne. aril A membranous or fleshy appendage formed by expansion of the funicle which partly or wholly covers a seed , e.g. the fleshy outer layer of lychee fruit, or that found in members of the ...
A branch, also called a ramus in botany, is a stem that grows off from another stem, or when structures like veins in leaves are divided into smaller veins. [1]
In Australia, a branch of a river that is cut off when the main stem changes course, leaving an elongated and often ephemeral waterhole or oxbow lake. [4] biological diversity. Also biodiversity. A concept recognizing the variety of life forms in an area of the Earth and the ecological interdependence of these life forms. [2] biogeography
Branch attachment in common ash Fraxinus excelsior L. Figure 1: Anatomical drawing of the wood grain of a branch attachment in a tree. Initially branches are mechanically attached to the trunks of trees by forming interlocking wood grain patterns at the top of the joint, within what is known as 'axillary wood' (Fig. 1). [1]
Branch was kicked out for a late, helmet-to-helmet hit in the second quarter on Packers wide receiver Bo Melton. After Melton dropped Jordan Love's pass, Branch hit Melton by the sideline, drawing ...
Edward Hitchcock's fold-out paleontological chart in his 1840 Elementary Geology. Although tree-like diagrams have long been used to organise knowledge, and although branching diagrams known as claves ("keys") were omnipresent in eighteenth-century natural history, it appears that the earliest tree diagram of natural order was the 1801 "Arbre botanique" (Botanical Tree) of the French ...
Runner – an elongated, slender branch that roots at the nodes or tip. Stolon – A branch that forms near the base of the plant, grows horizontally, and roots and produces new plants at the nodes or apex. Stoloniferous – plants producing stolons. Semi-erect – Not growing perfectly straight.