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The hard pit of a stone fruit.  

(Of ovule or seed) with a straight axis, the base of the nucellus proximal, the micropyle distal. Said of an ovary when its point of attachment is at its base and the apex is in direct line with it.  

(Of shoot) vertical; distinct from plagiotropic.  

An imaginary line through a ± vertical row of organs along an axis [unusual term].  

(In nomenclature) an unintentional mis-spelling of the scientific name in the original description of a new taxon.  

Plant growing on mountains, below the tree-line.  

Growing on mountains, below the treeline.  

Pollination by birds.  

(Of pollen) with sculpturing on the surface (e.g. spines, tuberculae, reticulations or granules).  

Cultivated for decoration rather than as a crop or food or manufacturing. A plant grown purely for its aesthetic attractions, rather than for food or any other economic use.