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WILD LOBAU
GLOSSARY

GLOSSARY

diagram of simple leaf shape and palmate vein structure

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Fan-shaped veins; several main veins diverge from near the leaf base where the petiole attaches, and radiate toward the edge of the leaf.

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diagram of simple leaf shape and pinnate vein structure

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Main central vein with side branches.

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A coherent mass of pollen grains in a plant. They are the product of only one anther, but are transferred, during pollination, as a single unit. This is regularly seen in plants such as orchids and many species of milkweeds.

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In general, being upside-down, supine, facing upward. In a biological context, the concept is commonly expressed with the adjectives "resupinate" or "non-resupinate."-- Wikipedia

diagram of simple leaf shape and pinnate vein structure

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A leaf structure characterized by three separate lobes.

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