Category: D
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Deflorate
Past the flowering state. Beyond the flowering state—as an anther after the pollen is discharged.
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Deflexed
Bent abruptly downward. Bent downward at an angle.
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Deflected
Bent downwards.
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Definite
(Of shoot growth) in which the axis terminates in an inflorescence; (Of a cymose inflorescence) in which the axis terminates in a flower. Of a uniform number with finite growth or fixed in number.
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Decussate
Used of opposite organs (e.g. leaves), when alternate pairs are at right angles to each other. Having paired organs with successive pairs at right angles to give four rows. In reverse pairs with the rotate pairs projecting at right angles to each other. Opposite leaves that alternate at right angles to one another at successive…
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Decurved
Curved downwards and outwards, but not coiled.
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Decurrent
Extending downwards; said of leaf or stipule edges when they continue down the stem as wings or raised lines, or of pinnae when the pinna base is extended down the rachis. Having leaves whose bases extend down the stem below the place of connection (as with thistle). Said of leaves that are prolonged down the…
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Decumbent
Lying on the ground, but with the distal part upright. Having stems that lie flat on the ground but whose ends rise above the ground. Stems lying upon the ground with their ends turned up. Reclined upon the ground, the summit tending to rise. A stem that lies on the ground but tends to turn…
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Decorticated
With the bark removed.
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Decompound
More than once compound or divided [unusual term]; In Cyperaceae, applied to an inflorescence in which there are three or more orders of branching.