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Morphology
The Goliath Beetle can grow to be up to four and a half inches long, and is by far the longest insect.

 


Morphology The study of structure or forms.
Mother block A certified group of plants used to derive propagation tissues.
Mucilaginous Slimy.

morphology The study of the form of plants or plant parts.
mosaic Nonuniform foliage coloration with more or less distinct intermingling of normal and abnormal colored patches.
mottle An irregular pattern of light and dark areas.

The morphology of a plant is its external form - what it looks like. Plant morphology is used every time a plant is identified and named, providing information about appropriate positions for planting and the provision of suitable food, ...

The morphology of the gametophyte vary in all major groups of plants, and the reduction of the gametophyte is associated with the evolutionary level of each group.

(LL. anatomia, dissection) the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of plants, esp. the internal structure as revealed by the microscope.androecium search for term- n.

taxonomy Classification (based on study of morphology, geographic distribution, phylogeny) and nomeclature. throat The base opening of the corolla. tomentose Covered with matted, wooly hair.

For example, one school of thought back in Theophrastus' day held that the morphology, or shape, of a plant determined its usefulness. So a plant with a convoluted appearance (like cockscomb) would heal illnesses of the brain.

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Varieties:
f. Awanoi Nakai (shidare-itaji)
Castanopsis cuspidata Schottky (tsuburajii) - has a similar morphology to sudajii
Sources:
Kitamura, Fumio and Ishizu Yurio. Garden Plants in Japan. Tokyo: Kokusai Bunka Shinkokai, 1963, p. 49.

It's an esoteric book to be sure; if you're not familiar with scientific nomenclature and plant morphology you may get lost here.

or lupine (Fabaceae or pea family) can be apparent from the pea-type flowers arranged in a cone-like inflorescence and its distinctive leaves, but identification at the species level will take more investigation into the details of floral morphology.

See also: Plant, Flower, Gardening, Water, Growing

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