Category: A
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Astylous
Without a style.
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Astemonous
Without stamens [obscure term].
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Assurgent
Curving upward; spreading at base and then curving upward to become parallel to the axis from which it springs.
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Asperulous
Slightly rough.
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Asperulate
Slightly rough with small hairs.
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Asperous
Rough
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Aspect
The direction which a slope faces; also used for the position of a plant community in relation to a climatic factor (sun, wind, moisture). A direction from which the body is viewed, e.g. the view from above is the “superior aspect’. The part of a surface facing in any designated direction. The visual aspect of…
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Assimilatory
Able to convert inorganic substances to plant matter.
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Ashen
(Colour) pale grey.
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Asexual
Sexless, without gender. Denotes fertilization and/or reproduction by in vitro means. Without sex. A person with no interest in sex and who does not engage in any form of sexual activity. Homosexuals who have infrequent sexual contacts. Not sexual, not involving sexual intercourse.