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Marginate
With a well-defined margin that is distinct from the other part(s). Having a different color at the edge than on the face of the gills.
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Margin
Edge or boundary. The edge of the leaf blade. The perimeter, or edge, of a leaf structure. The edge; in the case of the cap, the area away from the disc toward and including the edge. The edge of a leaf or petal. The edge of any flat organ such as a leaf or petal.…
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Marcescent
(Of leaves or corolla) remaining attached to the plant after withering, not abscissing. Withering without falling off.
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Manicate
With a hairy covering that is so dense and interwoven that it can be peeled off in one. With a dense covering of hair that can be peeled off in its entirety.
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Mangrove
Coastal swamp of the tropics that is regularly inundated by tidal salt water; A tree species adapted to swamps like this (e.g. with breathing roots). Trees or shrubs tolerant of salt or brackish water and water-saturated soil, growing in sheltered sites along coastal areas, often with stilt roots or root structures that stick up through…
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Mammiform
Conical, with a rounded apex. Breast-like, conical with a rounded tip.
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Mammate
Conical, with a rounded apex.
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Mamillate, mammillate
With nipple-like or breast-like processes.
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Malpighian hair
Short T-shaped hair with the base stalk attached somewhere near the middle of the upper part and tapering towards the ends [unusual term].
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Mallee
Growth form in which several main stems sprout from a lignotuber; A vegetation type that occurs in semi-arid areas of southern Australia.
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