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Long and very narrow like a blade of grass lobed: lobatus: whole leaf: Being divided by clefts; may be pinnately lobed or palmately lobed: lorate: loratus: whole leaf: Having the form of a thong or strap lyrate: lyratus: whole leaf: Shaped like a lyre, pinnately lobed leaf with an enlarged terminal lobe and smaller lateral lobes. See also List ...
The scientific study of grasses, in the strictest sense only those species which are members of the family Poaceae. Broader usages sometimes also include grass-like or graminoid species from the families Cyperaceae, Juncaceae, and Typhaceae. alate Having a wing or wings. albumen Older name for the endosperm of flowering plants.
Stipa tenacissima (esparto, esparto grass, halfah grass, alfa grass, or needle grass) is a perennial grass of northwestern Africa and the southern part of the Iberian Peninsula. [ 1 ] Distribution
Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include: "Model" for T, referring to the Model T.
Cochlearia (scurvy-grass or spoonwort) is a genus of about 30 species of annual and perennial herbs in the family Brassicaceae.They are widely distributed in temperate and arctic areas of the northern hemisphere, most commonly found in coastal regions, on cliff-tops and salt marshes where their high tolerance of salt enables them to avoid competition from larger, but less salt-tolerant plants ...
The Cyperaceae (/ ˌ s aɪ p ə ˈ r eɪ s i. iː,-ˌ aɪ /) are a family of graminoid (grass-like), monocotyledonous flowering plants known as sedges.The family is large; botanists have described some 5,500 known species in about 90 genera [3] [4] – the largest being the "true sedges" (genus Carex), [5] [6] with over 2,000 species.
101. Work a Jigsaw Puzzle. Depending on the size of the puzzle, you might want to set aside a few hours at a time to work on the puzzle. It's not likely you'll finish in one session.
The inflorescence has a central axis some 15 to 30 cm (6 to 12 in) long, the racemes on either side being up to 8 cm (3 in) long and bearing short-stalked, purplish, acute, awnless spikelets some 3 to 4 mm (0.12 to 0.16 in) long. This is a strong-growing plant with a fasciculated (arranged in bundles) root system and in suitable localities ...