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Neoteny
Of plants thought to show juvenile characteristics, presumed to be evidence of arrested development. The condition in which plants become fertile when still vegetatively in a juvenile stage. The retention of juvenile features of ancestral species in the adult features of later species.
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Neo., neophyte
A newly introduced plant; A naturalised alien [not recommended].
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Negative geotropism
Tendency to grow away from the earth’s centre, straight upwards.
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Nectary (plural nectaries)
Organ(s) in which nectar is formed. (Formerly used incorrectly for organs not necessarily forming nectar, such as spurs). A cavity or gland that secretes nectar. A structure (knob-like, pouch-like, or tubular) within a flower (sometimes on a petal-base) that secretes the nectar collected by insects. The nectar-secreting organ, usually at the base of the flowers…
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Nectariferous
With nectar. Bearing honey, or having a nectary.
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Nectarial
Nectar-producing.
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Nectar guides
Lines or blotches of colour that lead to the nectarproviding zones of the plant. Coloured streaks or blotches on the perianth that point to the nectary.
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Necrotic
(Of tissue) dead, often associated with dark coloration. Referring to, or affected with, necrosis. Holonecrotic and plesionecrotic are terms utilized to describe the state of dead and near-dead tissues within leaf spots that lack cork barriers. Holonecrotic pertains to the central area of completely dead tissues while plesionecrotic refers to the surrounding zone of damaged…
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Neck
Junction of stem and root [unusual term, not recommended]. The supporting structure of the head, formed by the seven cervical vertebrae and lying between the head and the shoulders. The part of the body which joins the head to the body. A narrow part of a bone or organ. Area of the body between the…
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Near axillary
On reduced shoots in an axillary position (specific term used in Rubiaceae).
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