pulvinoid

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noun

An area of tissue that swells on a permanent basis to reorient a plant part, most often a leaf or leaflet.

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Meanings

nounpulvinoid (plural pulvinoids)

plural pulvinoids

  1. biologyAn area of tissue that swells on a permanent basis to reorient a plant part, most often a leaf or leaflet.
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APA

pulvinoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulvinoid

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“pulvinoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulvinoid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

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