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Panicle
An inflorescence in which the main axis has several lateral branches, each of which is branched; (more specifically) an inflorescence in which both the main axis and any lateral branches are indeterminate (i.e. racemose or monopodial). (Linnaeus used this term in the sense of ‘a sparse inflorescence variously divided’, and this definition (if it can…
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Pangaea
Supercontinent combining all continents, which split up about 300 million years ago.
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Pandurate
Fiddle-shaped, i.e. oblong to elliptic but constricted at the mid-point.
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Palynology
Study of pollen grains and spores.
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Paludicolous
Growing in swamps or marshes [rarely used term].
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Paludal
Growing in marshy or swampy areas [rarely used term].
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Palmatisect
Lobed and handshaped, the lobes almost extending to the base.
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Palmatipartite
Lobed and hand-shaped, the lobes occupying more than half of the leaf.
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Palmatilobed
(Of plane shapes) lobed, the lobes radiating from a central point like the fingers of a hand.
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Palmatifid
Cut to a palmate form, the divisions reaching about the middle. With a simple leaf cut into a palmately lobed shape.
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