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Appressed |
Pressed close or lying flat against something |
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abortive |
not developed fully |
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Alternate |
leaf or bud pattern where they are not arranged opposite eachother |
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awl-shaped |
(leaf) narrow, and tapering to a point |
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axillary |
growing from the Axil |
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Basal Disc |
(fruit) plate shaped structure on the base of fruit |
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Bloom |
a whitish covering, usually on new shoot growth or fruit |
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Bole |
the main stem of a tree; the part commonly used for lumber or wood products |
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Bract |
a leaf-like structure which is attached to a flower, a fruit, or to its stalk |
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Branchlet |
shoot growth of the latest growing season |
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Broadleafed |
having relatively broad leaves, rather than needle-like or scale-like leaves. |
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Bur |
(fruit) a prickly or spiny husk enclosing the seed |
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capsule |
(fruit) a dry fruit containing more than one seed and splitting free at maturity |
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Catkin |
a compact, cylindrical cluster of flowers of the same sex |
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Chambered |
(pith) with hollow cavities separated by discs or plates |
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Compound |
(leaf) composed of smaller leaflets and/or leaf units. |
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Conical |
Wide at the base and gradually tapering to a point. Circular in cross section. |
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Conifer |
Cone-bearing trees. The "evergreens" |
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Cordate |
(leaf) heart-shaped at the petiole end or base. |
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Corymb |
a flat topped floral cluster with outer flowers opening first |
