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Tenuiexinous
(Of pollen) with a thin exine.
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Tendril
Slender coiling structure derived from branch, leaf or inflorescence and used in climbing. A slender, coiling, or twining organ (representing a modified stem or leaf or part thereof) by which a climbing plant grasps its support. a slender organ formed from a modified stem, leaf or leaflet which, by coiling around objects, supports a climbing…
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Tegumen
Inner seed coat (the outer one is the testa).
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Tegmen
Inner seed coat (the outer one is the testa); this term was used by Corner and has been widely taken up. The covering for an organ. A structure that covers an organ or part of an organ. For example the tegmen tympani is the bony roof of the middle ear.
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Teeth
(Of dentate, serrate and crenate leaf margins) small sharp protuberances. The pendant, spinelike, spore-bearing structures characteristic of the tooth fungi. Bony structures that are rooted in the jaw and cushioned by the gums; they have a coating of enamel and then dentin surrounding living pulp, which includes nerves and blood vessels. Humans get two sets…
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Taxonomy
Classification, ordering into groups according to relationships; plant taxonomy is the science whose practitioners (find), describe, classify, identify and name plants. The science of systematically classifying organisms by emphasizing their relationships at the morphological, anatomical, and molecular levels. In its narrowest sense, the theory and practice of producing a classification by grouping individuals into species,…
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Taxonomist
A scientist practising classification.
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Taxon
A general term denoting a named group of any rank (e.g. variety, species or plant kingdom). A category used in classification as for example, a variety, species, genus and family.
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Tawny
(Colour) dull brownish-yellow. Rich yellowish-brown; the color of a lion.
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Tautonym
(In nomenclature) a scientific species name in which the specific epithet repeats the generic name, not allowed in botany but allowed in zoology (e.g. Apus apus, the swift).
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