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Botany

Terms that are in relation to the study or science of plants.

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loculicidal

Plants; Botany

Of the dehiscence of a fruit, along lines coinciding with the centres of loculi. Cf. Septicidal.

cochlear

Plants; Botany

Of the arrangement of corolla lobes in a bud, a variant of imbricate aestivation.

convolute

Plants; Botany

Of the arrangement of corolla lobes in a bud, a form of imbricate aestivation in which each segment has one edge overlapping the adjacent segment, like a furled umbrella.

interpetiolar

Plants; Botany

Of stipules, between the petioles of two opposite leaves. Cf. Intrapetiolar.

equilateral

Plants; Botany

Of stamens, with anthers regularly spaced around the style.

unilateral

Plants; Botany

Of stamens, with anthers grouped to one side of the style.

didynamous

Plants; Botany

Of stamens, four in number, two being distinctly longer than the other two.

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