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A stalk-like structure, internode located between the calyx and the other parts of the flower. anticlinal Pointing up, away from, or perpendicular to a surface. Contrast periclinal. antrorse Directed forward or upward, e.g. of hairs on a stem. Contrast retrorse. apetalous Lacking petal s. apex. pl. apices. The tip; the point furthest from the ...
The species name refers to the fragrant flowers, while the English name derives from a perceived resemblance of the stem to a corn (Zea mays) stalk. Synonyms include Aletris fragrans L. (basionym), Cordyline fragrans (L.) Planch., Pleomele fragrans (L.) Salisb., Sansevieria fragrans (L.) Jacq., Dracaena deremensis Engl., Dracaena smithii Hook.f ...
Petiole (botany), a leaf stalk; Peduncle (botany), a stalk of an inflorescence or a solitary flower; Pedicel (botany), a stalk of a flower in an inflorescence; Plant stem, one of two main structural axes of a vascular plant; Pituitary stalk, a part of the brain
Two Nearctic species, Leucochloridium fuscostriatum Robinson, 1947 and Leucochloridium pricei McIntosh, 1932 are now considered to be synonyms of L. variae. [2] It has further been proposed that L. perturbatum Pojmańska, 1969, described from Europe, should be considered the same species even though gene flow between the populations will be ...
Stauromedusae are the stalked jellyfishes.They are the sole living members of the class Staurozoa and belong to the medusozoa subphylum of Cnidaria.They are unique among medusa jellyfish in that they do not have an alternation of polyp and medusa life cycle phases, but are instead interpreted as an attached medusa stage, with a lifestyle more resembling that of polypoid forms.
Examples include the pair stalk (part of a plant) and stalk (follow/harass a person) and the pair left (past tense of leave) and left (opposite of right). A distinction is sometimes made between true homonyms, which are unrelated in origin, such as skate (glide on ice) and skate (the fish), and polysemous homonyms, or polysemes, which have a ...
The oral cavity is at one end while the stalk is at the other. [6] The body is 30-40 micrometers in diameter contracted and the stalk is 3-4 micrometers in diameter and 100 micrometers long. [4] The protoplasm of Vorticella is typically a translucent blue-white colour, but may contain a yellow or green pigment. The food vacuoles may show as a ...
The stalk may be straight, or slightly curved. [11] A gelatinous greenish-brown gleba covers the upper third of the stalk in newly emerged specimens. [7] The remains of the "egg" forms a volva around the base of the stalk. [10] The odor of the gleba is foul; one author describes it as "sickly sweet or metallic". [12] The spores are a greenish ...