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addled eggs Also, wind eggs; hypanema. [5] Eggs that are not viable and will not hatch. [6] See related: overbrooding. afterfeather Any structure projecting from the shaft of the feather at the rim of the superior umbilicus (at the base of the vanes), but typically a small area of downy barbs growing in rows or as tufts.
Stolon – A branch that forms near the base of the plant, grows horizontally, and roots and produces new plants at the nodes or apex. Stoloniferous – plants producing stolons. Semi-erect – Not growing perfectly straight. Suffrutescent – somewhat shrubby, or shrubby at the base. Upright – Growing upward.
Lying against another part of the plant; when applied to a cotyledon, it means that an edge of the cotyledon lies along the folded radicle in the seed. [8]-aceae Suffix added to the word stem of a generic name to form the name of a taxonomic family; [9] for example, Rosaceae is the rose family, of which the type genus is Rosa. [10] achene
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Also, names might not be the commonly accepted English-language terms for a particular topic. However, with food dishes, non-English names are often adopted into the culture, such as with "Huevos rancheros" as an egg dish found in Tex-Mex cuisine.
A new record for smallest dino eggs ever discovered. The most complete egg, which also happens to be the smallest, measures about 29 millimeters (about 1.14 inches), according to China University ...
The micropyle is situated on top in eggs which are globular, conical, or cylindrical; in those eggs which are flattened or lenticular, the micropyle is located on the outer margin or rim. [18] [62] The eggs of Lepidoptera are usually rounded and small (1 mm) though they may be as large as 4 mm in the case of Sphingidae and Saturniidae.
The creatures were found in “absolutely lightless” areas of forest caves, researchers said. ‘Giant’ cave-dwelling creature — carrying 6 eggs — found in Ecuador. It’s a new species