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A synonym of catkin. amphitropous (of an ovule) Bent so that both ends are near each other. Contrast anatropous, campylotropous, and orthotropous. amplexicaul With the base dilated and clasping the stem, usually of leaves. amylum star a vegetative propagative body filled with starch (amylum) and located around the lower nodes of certain ...
A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms, sometimes simply as lists of synonyms and antonyms.
Synonym list in cuneiform on a clay tablet, Neo-Assyrian period [1] A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. [2] For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are ...
Canadaspis ("Shield of Canada") is an extinct genus of bivalved Cambrian marine arthropod, known from North America and China. They are thought to have been benthic feeders that moved mainly by walking and possibly used its biramous appendages to stir mud in search of food.
The grape is mainly planted in Hungary, most prominently in the tiny wine region of Somló. Synonyms. Juhfark is also known under the synonyms Bacso, Balatoni Szőlő ...
Synonyms; Oliva propatula Conrad, 1849 superseded combination Agaronia propatula is a species of sea snail, ... The rim is spread out and prominently grooved ...
Eucalyptus flocktoniae, commonly known as merrit, [2] is a species of tree or mallee that is endemic to Western Australia. It has smooth, silvery grey bark, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, prominently beaked flower buds in groups of seven or nine and barrel-shaped or urn-shaped fruit.
Synonyms [2] Chlorostoma pellisserpentis (Wood, ... The oblique columella bears in the middle a heavy tubercle, and is at the base less prominently toothed. [4 ...