Category: D

  • Dichogamy

    State of sexes not developing at the same time.  

  • Dichogamous

    Bisexual, but with one sex maturing earlier than the other (i.e. stamens and pistil not mature at the same time). Said of the styles when protruding from the bud.  

  • Dichlamydeous

    Differentiated into sepals and petals [unusual term].  

  • Dichasium

    Dichasium

    A peduncle bearing a terminal flower and two bracteoles, which subtend lateral stalked flowers (simple dichasium); two stalked flowers in its axils. A compound dichasium repeats this branching pattern on the lateral axes. A forked cyme, with the oldest flower in the first fork (at the stem-head) and the next oldest flowers terminating the opposite…

  • Dichasial cyme

    Synonymous with dichasium.  

  • Diaspore

    Diaspore

    Reproductive portion of a plant, such as a seed, fruit or fragment of fruit, that is dispersed and may give rise to a new plant.  

  • Diaphanous

    Diaphanous

    With the light showing through, translucent.  

  • Diandrous

    Having but two stamens.  

  • Dialysepalous

    With separate sepals [obscure term, not recommended].  

  • Dialypetalous

    With separate petals [obscure term, not recommended].