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Lignotuber
Woody swelling at the base of the plant below or just above the ground, from which new shoots can develop through adventitious buds if the top of the plant is damaged; common in areas that are regularly burnt.
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Lignified
Referring to a herbaceous structure that has become woody.
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Ligniferous
(Of branches) forming wood but not producing inflorescences.
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Ligneous
Woody.
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Lianescent
(Of shrubs) with climbing branches behaving like lianas.
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Liana, liane
Woody climber, supported by other vegetation. A twining or climbing plant with rope-like woody stems. A woody vine.
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Leuco-anthocyanins
Natural colouring agents in plants giving white and blue-red colour.
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Leptosporangiate
(In pteridophytes) with sporangia derived from one superficial cell (not from a group of cells).
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Leptophyll
Leaf size class proposed by Raunkiaer (1934): smaller than 25 mm2.
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Leptomorph
(Of rhizomes) long, thin and extending ± indefinitely.
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