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compound leaf — a leaf composed of a number of leaflets on a common stalk, arranged either palmately, as the fingers of a hand, or pinnately, as the leaflets of a fern; the leaflets themselves may be compound. [1875 80] * * * … Universalium
angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) … Universalium
Rosales — ▪ plant order Introduction the rose order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, containing 9 families, 261 genera, and more than 7,700 species. Rosales, which is in the Rosid I group among the core eudicots, is related to other orders with members … Universalium
Leaf — For other uses, see Leaf (disambiguation). The leaves of a Beech tree … Wikipedia
Parthenocissus tricuspidata — Taxobox name = Parthenocissus tricuspidata image width = 240px image caption = Foliage on a cultivated plant regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Vitales familia = Vitaceae genus = Parthenocissus species = P.… … Wikipedia
Brassicales — ▪ plant order Introduction order of flowering plants that includes cabbages (cabbage) and capers, as well as mignonette, mustard, and nasturtiums (nasturtium). Brassicales includes 17 families, 398 genera, and 4,450 species. There are five… … Universalium
Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… … Universalium
violet wood sorrel — noun perennial herb of eastern North America with palmately compound leaves and usually rose purple flowers • Syn: ↑Oxalis violacea • Hypernyms: ↑oxalis, ↑sorrel, ↑wood sorrel * * * noun : a perennial herb (Oxalis violacea … Useful english dictionary
Sapindales — ▪ plant order Introduction order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, containing 9 families, about 460 genera, and some 5,700 species of shrubs, woody vines, and trees. It includes the Citrus genus and other species important for their fruits.… … Universalium
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