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Form
Slight variant; usually with a minor genetic basis. The distinctive size, shape, and external appearance of an object. A piece of paper with blank spaces which you have to write in. A state or condition. The mass or general outline of a hairstyle. It is three-dimensional and has length, width, and depth. A tinted cosmetic…
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Forked
Separating into two parts from a common base. (Of gills and veins) Branching, irregularly or equally and dichotomously.
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Fork
Branching point. Although the word fork dates back to about the eleventh century as the name of an implement used to pitch hay, the table fork was not used in England until 1611. It was then that a country squire named Thomas Coryate returned from a trip to Italy, where forks had been used since…
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Forb
Herbaceous plant less than 2 m tall, excluding grass-like plants, usually annual, usually covered in leaves (no bare stem) [rather vague term, not recommended].
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Foraminate
(Of wood) pitted with small holes.
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Follicular
Adjective meaning of a follicle. The period of time in the menstrual cycle where the formation of follicles takes place, or the time span that extends from the commencement of menstruation to the occurrence of ovulation. Associated with a spherical cellular unit within the female reproductive organ that houses a mature egg cell.
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Follicle
A pod arising from a single carpel, opening along the inner (adaxial) suture to which the seeds are attached. A dry fruit, derived from a single carpel and dehiscing along one suture. Dry fruit of one carpel that splits along one suture line (e.g., Columbine fruit). Shafts through which hair grows. A dry fruit formed…
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Follicetum
An aggregate of follicles, representing the outcome of an apocarpous multi-pistillate gynoecium [unusual term].
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Foliose
Leafy.
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Foliole
Leaflet, a division of a compound leaf.
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