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A plant with deep roots that obtain much of the water needed by the plant from groundwater.  

A plant, usually a tree, that supports an epiphyte.  

(In Compositae/Asteraceae) the receptacle of the capitulum [obscure, old-fashioned term].  

(Anatomical) the main tissue with foodtransporting function in vascular plants.  

(Of characters) influenced by both environment and genes.  

(Abbreviated from phenomenology) study of the timing of recurring natural phenomena, e.g. flowering times, fruiting times. The study of the effects of climate on living things.  

The classification of taxa on the basis of overall morphological similarity.  

Cork cambium, inner layer of stem or root forming phellem/cork on its outside and phelloderm on its inside.  

Thin layer formed on the inside of cork cambium on stem or root, containing waxy layers against liquid loss.  

Cork, layer formed on the outside of cork cambium on stem or root; the outer tissue layer of the phelloderm.