Pleurocarpous: alternatives and connections

Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.

Growing with one side adherent to a stem; -- a term applied to the lateral zooids of corals and other compound animals.

A combining form meaning anterior, front; as, antero-posterior, front and back; antero-lateral, front side, anterior and at the side.

Without lateral columns; -- applied to buildings which have no series of columns along their sides, but are either prostyle or amphipr…

any of several small-fruited cherry trees frequented or fed on by birds

A little hood or veil, resembling an extinguisher in form and position, covering each of the small flasklike capsules which contain th…

A columnlike axis in the capsules of mosses.

Having the lid removed; -- said of the capsules of mosses.

That part of a plant destined to produce seed, and hence including one or both of the sexual organs; an organ or combination of the or…

The peristome or fringelike appendage of the capsules of most mosses. See Peristome.

A genus of ericaceous shrubs with evergreen foliage, and, often, edible berries. It includes the American winter-green (Gaultheria pro…

To turn to the off side, or from the driver (i.e., in the United States, to the right side); -- said of cattle, or a team; used most f…

A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a…

Naked-fruited, the fruit either smooth or not adherent to the perianth.

A marine food fish (Melanogrammus aeglefinus), allied to the cod, inhabiting the northern coasts of Europe and America. It has a dark…

A genus of American shrubs containing several species, called snowdrop trees, or silver-bell trees. They have showy, white flowers, dr…

The projecting region of the lateral parts of one side of the pelvis and the hip joint; the haunch; the huckle.

any of various dark-fruited as distinguished from blue-fruited blueberries