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Depauperates
Depauperate Stunted or poorly developed. This feature helps describe plant form, function, or identification.
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Dextrinoids
Dextrinoid A type of chemical staining reaction in which the tissues of certain fungi (spore wall ornamentation, etc.) stains reddish to reddish-brown in Melzer's reagent.
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Dicot, Dicots, Dicotyledons
Dicotyledon A dicotyledon (commonly known as a dicot) is a flowering plant that begins life with two seed leaves, called cotyledons. Dicots typically have broad leaves with branching veins, flower parts in multiples of four or five, and a taproot system. Many trees, shrubs, wildflowers, and garden plants are dicots, including oaks, maples, roses, and sunflowers. Did You Know? Most of the trees found in…
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Dimorphics
Dimorphic Having two different forms, often a juvenile form and an adult form. Did you know? English ivy has different juvenile and adult leaf forms; the adult flowering form has unlobed leaves.
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Disarticulatings
Disarticulating Separating at its joints when mature. This feature helps describe plant form, function, or identification.
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Disciforms, discoid, Discoid, Discoids
Disciform Disk-shaped. This feature helps describe plant form, function, or identification.
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Dissecteds
Dissected Deeply divided into many narrow segments. This feature helps describe plant form, function, or identification. Did you know? Finely dissected leaves, such as some Japanese maples, create a delicate texture valued in garden design.
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Distals
Distal At the end - away from the point of attachment.
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Distallies
Distally Occurring opposite to the point of attachment. This feature helps describe plant form, function, or identification.
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Distendeds
Distended Stretched or swollen. This feature helps describe plant form, function, or identification.
