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Samaroid
Resembling a samara, although the wing may surround the seed chamber.
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Samara
A dry indehiscent fruit with a wing (longer than the seed-bearing part) developed to one side (as in Acer pseudoplatanus, the sycamore). A winged fruit. Dry fruit with wings that do not open when mature (as maple and ash seeds).
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Salver-shaped
(Of a calyx or corolla) with a slender tube and an abruptly widening limb of free petal or sepal lobes spread flat.
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Saline
Salty, containing sodium chloride. Containing or pertaining to salt. Saline solution consists of sodium chloride and distilled water, a 0.9% solution of sodium chloride. Referring to or containing salt. Containing a salt especially sodium chloride. N. solution containing sodium chloride used as a plasma substitute and a means to correct electrolyte imbalances. A solution of…
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Salient
Projecting forwards, spreading, divergent at an acute angle from the bearing structure.
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Sagittate
(Of a shape) triangular at the base with two acute lobes pointing downwards, like an arrow-head. Arrowhead-shaped.
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Sage
(Colour) grey-green (as in the leaves of Salvia officinalis (sage)). An herb with mint-like leaves that may be ground and used to flavor foods. Sage is a herb from the mint family, with small, rough leaves and purplish flowers. There are around five hundred different varieties, with varying tastes, colors, and smells. The Dalmatian sage…
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Saccate
Pouch-shaped, irregularly obovoid and hollow.
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Sac
Pouch or baglike organ (e.g., pericardial sac, membrane surrounding the heart). A pouch or baglike structure. Sacs can enclose natural cavities in the body, e.g. in the lungs or in the lacrimal apparatus of the eye, or they can be pathological, as in a hernia.
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Russet
(Colour) reddish-brown.
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