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Peloric
Abnormally regular or symmetrical, when the usual condition is irregular.
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Pellicle
Thin skin or membrane. A semirigid membrane surrounding microzoan cells, resulting in a maintenance of cell shape. A thin layer of skin tissue. A thin, clear layer or covering; a fragile film on top of a liquid.
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Peg
Stalk of ovary or fruit when this is formed from the ovary itself, and not from other flower parts.
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Peeling
Coming away in strips. Shedding of the surface of the skin.
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Peel
(Of an outer layer) to detach in flexible strips or sheets. To take the skin off a fruit or vegetable. (Of skin) to come off in pieces. The given action is called “peeling”. It refers to the process of removing the skin of a vegetable or fruit, such as a tomato or banana, or the…
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Pedunculate
(Of inflorescences) stalked. Having a stem or stalk.
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Peduncular bracts
Empty bracts borne on the peduncle between the base of the peduncle and the first inflorescence branch.
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Peduncle
(Of an inflorescence) the lower unbranched part or stalk, as distinct from the rachis; The general name for a flower stalk bearing either a solitary flower, a cluster or the common stalk of several pedicellate or sessile flowers. (I prefer to keep peduncle for the unbranched common stalk of the inflorescence, with branches called firstorder…
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Pedomorphic
With some traits that were previously seen only in juveniles retained in the adult; more commonly spelled paedomorphic.
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Pedicellate
(Of flowers) stalked. Borne on a pedicel (stalk of a single flower in an inflorescence).
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