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Rind
Outer layer, implying a thick and tough layer. A thick or firm outer coating of an organ, plant, or animal. The tough and usually inedible outer covering of certain foods, such as fruit, cheese, bacon, and other similar items, is commonly referred to as the “rind.” This outer layer serves as a protective barrier and…
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Rimose
(Of bark) full of cracks, crevices or fissures.
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Rim
Margin, edge.
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Rigid
Stiff, not moving.
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Ridged
With a ridge or elevated line.
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Rhytidome
Layer of dead bark external to the living bark (which is called periderm).
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Rhomboid, rhomboidiform
(Of leaf shape) rhombic-like, nearly square with the petiole at one of the acute angles; (Of 3-dimensional shape) 4-angular, with the angles obtuse. One of two muscles in the top part of the back which move the shoulder blades. Any of several muscles of the upper back that function in the movement of the shoulder…
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Rhombic
(Of plane shapes) in the shape of an equilateral parallellogram (generally excluding the square), lozenge-shaped. Diamond-shaped, widest at the middle and with straight margins.
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Rhizotaxy
The arrangement of roots on a plant [unusual term].
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Rhizosphere
The rootball, the root system with its immediate surrounding substrate.
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