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aril
An appendage of a seed, usually brightly colored, fleshy, and/or sweet, that attracts animals to eat it and coincidentally disperse the seed.
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abaxial
On the side away from the axis, usually refers to the underside of a leaf relative to the stem.
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Abscission
Shedding branches, leaves, or flowers at a seam; usually seasonally (i.e., leaves abscise in the Fall in New England).
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Acaulescent
With lower leaves reduced to sheaths or scales so that leaves/flowers appear to arise directly from rootstock.
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acaulous
Without a stem.
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Achene
A dry, usually 1-seeded fruit that does not separate or split open at maturity.
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Achlorophyllous
Lacking chlorophyll and therefore incapable of photosynthesis.
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acropetal
In the direction of the tip or apex.
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acroscopic
In the direction of the tip or apex.
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Actinomorphic
Radially symmetrical; a shape that can be divided by 2 or more planes into roughly equal halves, usually refers to the perianth of a flower.
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