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Labelliform
Lip-shaped.
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Label (radioactive)
A piece of paper glued to a herbarium sheet, on which are written or printed details of the collector and place and date of collection, and a description of the dried plant in its original state; sometimes local names and uses are included. A display of written, printed, or graphic matter upon the immediate container…
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Knee root
Breathing root or pneumatophore, where the horizontal root forms a loop that emerges at low tide. A root that protrudes above the ground, usually occurring in species that grow in waterlogged soils.
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Km
Abbreviation for kilometre.
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Kleptotype
(Stolen) fragment of type [unofficial term].
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Klastotype
(Donated) fragment of type [unusual term].
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Kingdom
As in the plant kingdom, the taxon including higher plants, ferns, mosses and green algae. The largest category in the classification of living organisms. There are five kingdoms: Procaryotae (Monera), Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia.
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Kidney-shaped
In the form of a curved short fat cylinder with rounded ends. resembling a kidney in general outline.
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Khaki
(Colour) dull brownish yellow.
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Key
Plant identification method using opposing choices. A dry, one-seeded fruit with a wing or wings, also called a “samara” (as in maple or ash seeds).
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