subfloral

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adjective

Beneath a flower

Scrabble 14

Meanings

adjectivesubfloral (not comparable)

alternative sub-floral

  1. not comparablebiologyBeneath a flower

    The stems in this family often bear subfloral innovations below the gametangia.

    2014, Flora of North America Editorial Committee, Flora of North America North of Mexico: Bryophyta - Part 2, →ISBN, page 191
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    DeCandolle (1830) divided the family into two groups based on the presence or absence of a subfloral bract or calyculus.

    1961, Lake S. Gill, Frank G. Hawksworth, The Mistletoes: A Literature Review, page 3

    Gynoecial plants somewhat more robust, bracts to 1050- 1350 mu wide (leaves near gynoecia with disk often 4-5 cells high and 12 cells wide at base); bracts and subfloral leaves grading into each other, maximally variable with vigor;

    1966, Candollea - Volume 21, Issue 1, page 88

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