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Prefix meaning "position away from". [1] abaxial Surface of an organ facing away from the organ's axis, e.g. the lower surface of a lateral organ such as a leaf or petal. [2] Contrast adaxial. abort To abandon development of a structure or organ. [3] abscission Natural shedding of an organ that is mature or aged, as of a ripe fruit or an old ...
prickly, spiny: Edisto crayfish, Procambarus echinatus; shortleaf pine, Pinus echinata: echinatus – echinata – echinatum: echino-L echīnus G ἐχῖνος (ekhînos) hedgehog, sea-urchin: great globe thistle, Echinops sphaerocephalus; diadema urchin, Echinothrix diadema; San Pedro cactus, Echinopsis pachanoi: All pages with titles ...
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.
Opuntia, commonly called the prickly pear cactus, is a genus of flowering plants in the cactus family Cactaceae, many known for their flavorful fruit and showy flowers. [1] Cacti are well-adapted to aridity; however, they are still vulnerable to alterations in precipitation and temperature driven by climate change. [ 2 ]
Helminthotheca echioides, known as bristly (or prickly) oxtongue, is a sprawling annual or biennial herb native to Europe and North Africa.It was originally placed within the genus Picris but is often separated within the small genus Helminthotheca alongside a few other (mainly North African) plants which also have the distinctive outer row of bracts around the flowerheads.
Gaultheria mucronata (syn. Pernettya mucronata; also known as prickly heath, [1] chaura, or murtillo) is a species of flowering plant in the family Ericaceae, native to southern Argentina and Chile. [2] In volcanic areas of southern Chile Gaultheria mucronata is one of the dominant plant species above the tree line.
Opuntia engelmannii is a prickly pear common across the south-central and Southwestern United States and northern Mexico.It goes by a variety of common names, including desert prickly pear, discus prickly pear, Engelmann's prickly pear [2] in the US, and nopal, abrojo, joconostle, and vela de coyote in Mexico.
He established the principle of cryptic crossword clues. [27] Cryptic crossword clues consist typically of a definition and some type of word play. Cryptic crossword clues need to be viewed two ways. One is a surface reading and one a hidden meaning. [28] The surface reading is the basic reading of the clue to look for key words and how those ...