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whole leaf: Diamond-shaped rounded: rotundifolius: leaf tip or base: Circular, no distinct point semiterete: 3-D shape: Rounded on one side and flat on the other sagittate: sagittatus: whole leaf: Arrowhead-shaped with the lower lobes folded, or curled downward spatulate: spathulatus: whole leaf: Spoon-shaped; having a broad flat end which ...
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Leafless; having no leaves. [20] apical At or on the apex of a structure, usually a shoot, a stem, or the trunk of a tree, e.g. an apical meristem or an apical bud. apiculate especially of leaves, ending in a short triangular point. See also Leaf shape. apiphily A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by honey bees. apo-
Peduncle – the part of a stem that bears the entire inflorescence, normally having no leaves, or the leaves having been reduced to bracts. When the flower is solitary, it is the stem or stalk holding the flower. Peduncular – referring to or having a peduncle. Pedunculate – having a peduncle. Perianth – Achlamydeous – without a perianth.
However, the term "entire leaf" already has a different meaning in botany: it means a leaf (or leaflet) with a smooth edge, without teeth or lobes – as dealt with in the very next section on leaf edges. Using the same term in two different senses can surely only cause confusion. I can see no reason why this column should not say "whole leaf ...
Prickles on a blackberry branch. In plant morphology, thorns, spines, and prickles, and in general spinose structures (sometimes called spinose teeth or spinose apical processes), are hard, rigid extensions or modifications of leaves, roots, stems, or buds with sharp, stiff ends, and generally serve the same function: physically defending plants against herbivory.