Category: P
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Pelviform
Shallowly cup-shaped [unusual term, not recommended].
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Peltate
Round and attached at or near the centre (e.g. of a leaf with the petiole attached to the blade not by the margin). Shield-shaped; said of a leaf, no matter what its shape, when the petiole is attached anywhere within its margin. Refers to a shield-like leaf with the petiole attached to the underside instead…
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Pelta
Scale or bract attached at the middle [unusual term].
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Peloric
Abnormally regular or symmetrical, when the usual condition is irregular.
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Pellicle
Thin skin or membrane. A semirigid membrane surrounding microzoan cells, resulting in a maintenance of cell shape. A thin layer of skin tissue. A thin, clear layer or covering; a fragile film on top of a liquid.
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Peg
Stalk of ovary or fruit when this is formed from the ovary itself, and not from other flower parts.
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Peeling
Coming away in strips. Shedding of the surface of the skin.
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Peel
(Of an outer layer) to detach in flexible strips or sheets. To take the skin off a fruit or vegetable. (Of skin) to come off in pieces. The given action is called “peeling”. It refers to the process of removing the skin of a vegetable or fruit, such as a tomato or banana, or the…
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Pedunculate
(Of inflorescences) stalked. Having a stem or stalk.
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Peduncular bracts
Empty bracts borne on the peduncle between the base of the peduncle and the first inflorescence branch.