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(Of a plane shape) with four sides, two of which are parallel.  

Lying crosswise, at right angles.  

At right angles to another organ; Used for anther opening when the slits are at right angles to the anthers’ long axis; = explanate; (Of sections) at right angles to their length. Plane that divides the body into upper and lower halves. Across the width. Across, at right angles to an organ. Situated at right…

Letting some light through, not quite transparent. Capable of transmitting some light, but not clear enough to see through. Allowing light to pass through, but not enough to allow objects on the other side to be clearly distinguished. Not transparent but permitting passage of light. In the context of optical phenomena, certain materials possess the…

Structure in the more derived subfamilies of Apocynaceae, formed from secretions from the stylar head, which facilitates the transport of pollen (as tetrads or pollinia). In Asclepiadoideae and Secamonoideae, the two or more pollinia are physically linked by the translator; in Periplocoideae, pollen or pollinia are deposited onto the translator.  

Between one and the other, where change takes place.  

A linear plot in which vegetation is sampled.  

(Habit) prostrate on the ground, but without rooting. Spreading over the surface of the ground but not rooting.  

Prostrate plant that does not root; (Less correctly) plant with long branches hanging down from trees.