A racemose inflorescence in which the pedicels of the lower flowers are longer than those of the flowers above, bringing all flowers to about the same level.
A reduced or rudimentary leaf, e.g. Surrounding a dormant bud; a thin flap of tissue, e.g. On the ventral surface of a liverwort thallus and at the base of a stamen in Simaroubaceae.
A protruding mass of hardened tissue, often formed after an injury but sometimes a regular feature of the plant, e.g. On the labellum of some orchids and the axis of the spikelet of some grasses. ...
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