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2. (of leaves) A type of vernation in which one leaf is rolled up inside another. 3. A type of vernation of two leaves at a node, in which one half of each leaf is exposed and the other half is wrapped inside the other leaf. corcle A plant embryo, plumule, or plumule plus radicle. cordate
Grasses may be annual or perennial herbs, [8]: 10 generally with the following characteristics (the image gallery can be used for reference): The stems of grasses, called culms, are usually cylindrical (more rarely flattened, but not 3-angled) and are hollow, plugged at the nodes, where the leaves are attached. [8] [9] Grass leaves are nearly ...
Germinating fescue grass with long, blade-like leaves. In botany and ecology, a graminoid refers to a herbaceous plant with a grass-like morphology, [1] i.e., elongated culms with long, blade-like leaves. They are contrasted with forbs, herbaceous plants without grass-like features.
Dry leaves, along with dry grass, dead plants, wood chips, shredded paper, and sawdust are examples of carbon to place in the compost. Oxygen or green material includes grass clippings, produce ...
The following terms are used to describe leaf morphology in the description and taxonomy of plants. Leaves may be simple (that is, the leaf blade or 'lamina' is undivided) or compound (that is, the leaf blade is divided into two or more leaflets). [1] The edge of the leaf may be regular or irregular, and may be smooth or have hair, bristles, or ...
Pseudautoicous – dwarf male plants growing on living leaves of female plants. Pseudomonoicous – Pseudoperianth – an involucre that resembles a perianth, but is made of thallus tissue, and usually forms after the sporophyte develops. Rhizautoicous – male inflorescence attached to the female stem by rhizoids.
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. The binomial nomenclature used for animals and plants is largely derived from Latin and Greek words, as are some of the names used for higher taxa , such ...
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