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Keiki
From the Hawaiian, meaning ‘baby’; (in orchids) a distal vegetative branch of the main stem, which ultimately grows roots and separates. A shoot that can grow roots while still attached to the stem and become independent of the mother plant, a term exclusively used in Orchidaceae.
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Keeled
Bearing a ridge along the middle (like the keel of a boat).
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Keel
(In subfamily Papilionoideae of Leguminosae/Fabaceae), the two often partially united lowest/anterior petals that conceal the sexual parts; Narrow longitudinal ridge sticking out from a rounded surface, like that on the bottom of a boat. The two united, lowermost petals of flowers belonging to the bean, or legume family. A structure resembling the bottom of a…
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Karyotype
The appearance of the chromosome set. The characteristic chromosome complement of an individual, race, or species as defined by their number, size, shape, etc. A size-order alignment of an organism’s chromosome pairs in the format of a chart. It enables the connecting of chromosomes to symptoms (e.g., of genetic diseases in the organism) and traits.…
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Karyology
Describing the chromosomes; The study of the cell’s nucleus.
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Juvenile
Young, early form. Relating to or affecting children or adolescents. Young persons who are not old enough to be treated as adults under criminal law. (By contrast, the term minor refers to a young person’s legal ability to act as an adult.) The age limit varies, but the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of…
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Julaceous
Bearing catkins [obscure term].
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Jugate
Joined in pairs.
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Jointed
With nodes of apparent articulation. Separate or separable at one or more places into pieces.
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Jaculator
A hook-like process on the stalk of a seed that helps in dispersal.
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