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  2. Cutting (plant) - Wikipedia

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    A magnolia stem cutting has been coaxed to form new roots, and is now a complete plant. Cutting from Coleus scutellarioides – after 14 days the roots are 6 cm long.. A plant cutting is a piece of a plant that is used in horticulture for vegetative (asexual) propagation.

  3. Glossary of leaf morphology - Wikipedia

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    Cylindrical with a circular or distorted circular cross-section and a single surface wrapping around it with no grooves or ridges. Subterete means the leaves are not completely terete, as seen in various lichens and succulents. trullate: whole leaf: Shaped like a masonry trowel: truncate: truncatus: leaf tip or base: With a squared-off end ...

  4. Glossary of plant morphology - Wikipedia

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    Replacement of a tap root system by a fibrous root is seen in onions, tuberose (Polyanthes tuberosa), grasses, etc. Fibrous roots from normal-stem nodes are seen in grasses like maize, sugarcane, bamboo, etc. Fibrous roots from nodes help in the survival of the plant and thus in vegetative reproduction, when the plant's base is damaged or cut ...

  5. Succulent plant - Wikipedia

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    Succulent plants have thickened stems, or leaves, such as this Aloe. In botany, succulent plants, also known as succulents, are plants with parts that are thickened, fleshy, and engorged, usually to retain water in arid climates or soil conditions. The word succulent comes from the Latin word sucus, meaning "juice" or "sap". [1]

  6. Glossary of botanical terms - Wikipedia

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    Forked; cut in two for about half its length. Compare trifid. bifoliate (of a compound leaf) Having precisely two leaflet s, usually in a symmetrical pair, e.g. a leaf of Colophospermum mopane. Compare jugate lobed leaf, e.g. most species of Bauhinia. bifusiform Fusiform with a pinch in the middle. bilabiate

  7. Crossword abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Roman numerals: for example the word "six" in the clue might be used to indicate the letters VI; The name of a chemical element may be used to signify its symbol; e.g., W for tungsten; The days of the week; e.g., TH for Thursday; Country codes; e.g., "Switzerland" can indicate the letters CH; ICAO spelling alphabet: where Mike signifies M and ...

  8. Crossword - Wikipedia

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    An American-style 15×15 crossword grid layout. A crossword (or crossword puzzle) is a word game consisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one ...

  9. Category:Succulent plants - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Succulent plants" The following 95 pages are in this category, out of 95 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...