V Flashcards

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Valvate

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as when the pans of a flower bud meet at their edges without overlapping. e.g. sepals of Malvaceae

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Valve

see a triplex key

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one of the pieces formed by the vertical splitting of capsular fruits to allow the seed to escape: bracteole

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Venation

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the way in which the veins of leaves are arranged

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Ventral

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on the inner face or the one toward the axis; the upper surfaces of leaves

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5
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Verrucose

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covered with wan-like projections

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Versatile

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(of anthers) attached near the middle to the filament and swinging freely

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Verticillate

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(inflorescence) in whorls or rings

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Vestiture

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a covering of hairs or bristles

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Vicarious species (pair)

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closely related forms which replace each other geographically

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10
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Villous

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beset with long soft hairs

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Virgate

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twig-like. straight and slender

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Viscid

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sticky

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Viscous

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glutinous. sticky

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