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abort
Biology; Botany

to abandon development of a structure of organ.

abscission
Biology; Botany

a plant's normal shedding of an organ that is mature or aged, e.g. a ripe fruit or an old leaf.

accrescent
Biology; Botany

increasing in size with age, such as a calyx that continues to grow after the corolla has fallen

achene
Biology; Botany

a dry 1-seeded indehiscent fruit; e.g. members of the Ranunculaceae.

acropetal
Biology; Botany

moving from roots to leaves, e.g. of molecular signals in plants.

acrophyll
Biology; Botany

the regular leaves of a mature plant, produced above the base; usually in contrast to bathyphyll.

acrostichoid
Biology; Botany

(describing a type of sorus) covering the entire abaxial surface of the frond, usually densely so, as in Elaphoglossum and Acrostichum.

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