Glossary - Difinitions

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Pityriasis

A skin disease in which the epidermis sheds thin scales as dandruff.

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A synonym for hemorrhoids.

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The stalk that supports the lamina; if missing, the leaf is sessile.

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The condition of being infected with lice.

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An agent for treatment of the feet.

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Applied to substances used during childbirth.

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Indented nearly all the way to the midrib or the base of the blade.

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A complex venation pattern of major and minor veins that form a network or reticulum.…

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Fruit derived from the fusion of an entire inflorescence, as in the pineapple.

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The highly reduced perianth of the grasses.