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Outgrowths on the margin of the wings or in the throat of the corolla, sometimes with apical hairs or papillae (found in plants of the genus Scaevola.)
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NODULES - Outgrowths on the roots of plants in the bean family that are inhabited by nitrogen-fixing microorganisms known as rhizobia. See Inoculation.

leaf An outgrowth of a stem, usually the principal organ of photosynthesis.
leaf primordium An immature leaf, located at a stem tip.
leaf rosette A group of leaves radiating from a short stem.

STIPULE: A small outgrowth at the base of the leaf stalk.
STOCK: Rootstock
STOLON: A thin, underground runner.

Thorns Sharp outgrowths of the twig that represent modified branches; usually bearing leaf scars, or branched.
Tomentose With a wooly covering of short hairs.
Tomentulose Microscopically tomentose or woolly.

papillose: small epidermal outgrowths parallelodromous venation: a leaf venation pattern with 2 or more primary veins running from the leaf base and parallel to the margin and converging at the apex paripinnate: compound leaves with all ...

(L. gemma, a swelling, bud, gem) a bud or outgrowth of a plant which develops into a new organism. A leaf bud rather than a flower bud.gemmates search for term- a.

Frequently there are scaly or leaf-like outgrowths at the base of the petiole known as stipules , which may be leaf-like, spines, or glands.

When the soil is moist or wet, reproductive structures (sporangia) are produced, either as the result of germinating resting spores or as direct outgrowths of the active fungus within infected roots and crowns.

rhizoid -- n. A cellular outgrowth of a plant that usually aids in anchoring to the surface and increasing surface area to acquire water or nutrients; found in mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.

Term used to refer to the lobe-like outgrowths at the base of leaf blades on some grasses.
Auriculate
Refers to leaves shaped like ear lobes. See Auricle.

Arillate- Having an aril (an appendage, outgrowth, or outer covering of a seed, growing out from the hilum or funiculus).

gall. Localized swelling or outgrowth of plant tissue, often formed in response to the action of a pathogen or other pest.

an inner or courtyard garden; usually a garden entirely contained within the walls of a building; is thought to be an outgrowth of the tea garden.
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The small, green cones are round and bumpy, as if covered with secret Braille messages. If the tree is growing in water or a really wet yard, it produces root outgrowths called knees, which can grow up to a foot tall.

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