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Epiphytic root – This type of root seen in epiphytic orchids. The thick root hangs from the plant's base directly into air. The root is covered with a special, usually 4- to 5-cell layer thick, [12] spongy tissue (called Velamen), which helps the plant to absorb moisture from the atmosphere. Epiphytic orchid have another sort of root, called ...
The root is hallucinogenic and narcotic. In sufficient quantities, it induces a state of unconsciousness and was used as an anaesthetic for surgery in ancient times. [22] In the past, juice from the finely grated root was applied externally to relieve rheumatic pains. [22] It was also used internally to treat melancholy, convulsions, and mania ...
A thick storage organ, usually underground, consisting of a stem and leaf bases (the inner ones fleshy). bulbel A bulb arising from another bulb. See bulblet. bulbil A small, deciduous bulb or tuber formed in the axil of a leaf or pinna; a means of vegetative propagation. bulblet A bulb arising from another bulb; a bulbel. bullate 1.
thick Greek πᾰχῠ́ς (pakhús), thick, large, stout pachyderma, pachyderm -pagus: Indicates conjoined twins, with the first part denoting the organs fused Greek πάγος (págos), fixed, set, fastened xiphopagus, parapagus dicephalus, craniopagus parasiticus: palpebr-of or pertaining to the eyelid (uncommon as a root) Latin palpebra, eyelid
The roots for the binomial name are crassus (thick, fat) and rupestris (living on cliffs or rocks) This list of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names is intended to help those unfamiliar with classical languages to understand and remember the scientific names of organisms.
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Mandragora caulescens is a perennial herbaceous plant with a thick root. There is considerable variability in the size and shape of its parts and in the colour of its flowers.
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