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E.descr., ex descriptione
From the description, according to the description.
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E-
Prefix meaning without or missing.
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Dye
Colouring substance extracted from plants, minerals or animals. Any substance that is of itself colored or that is used to impart color to another material, such as a thin slice of tissue prepared for microscopic examination. Dyes may also be employed in manufacturing test reagents used in medical laboratories.
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Dyad
In palms, a pair of flowers; Of pollen, a pair of coherent pollen grains shed as a unit. A two-person relationship, such as the therapeutic relationship between doctor and patient in individual psychotherapy. In sociology, a two-person group. A pair, or two people in an interaction; often used to describe a mother-and-newborn interaction.
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Dwarf
Of small size when compared to its nearest relatives. Low in stature. Any condition in which a person has abnormally short stature.
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Dusky
Dark-coloured.
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Duplicate
Double; Twin; Folded twice; Multiple specimens from a single herbarium gathering, irrespective of whether the source was one plant or more than one.
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Duplex
(Of hairs) eglandular hairs found on achenes of Compositae/Asteraceae, each hair composed of two parallel cells, such hairs are also called twin hairs or Zwillingshaare in German. The double-helical structure of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). (Of tissues in polypores and tooth fungi) A soft layer above or below a hard or firm layer.
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Duct
An elongated tube. A tube through which body fluids pass. Any tube that conveys the secretion of any gland from one point to another. A tube which carries liquids, especially one which carries secretions. Tubelike channel for carrying fluids or other materials from one organ or part to another (e.g., the bile duct, which carries…
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Drupelet
In multiple fruits, the single constituent drupes.
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