leaflike


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resembling a leaf

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Description: Herbs perennial or annual, tufted; culms scapose or few noded; leaves eligulate; inflorescence paniculate, with few to many spikelets, lower primary bracts leaflike, sheathing; spikelets with 3-6 persistent glumes, of increasing length, flowers bisexual, bristles spinulose to plumose, anthers apiculate and conspicuously greenish yellow, achene obovate to oblong, beaked, surface smooth to reticulated, embryo more or less rhomboid to top-shaped with a tapered scutellum, notch present below root cap (embryo of the Carpha-type).
(32) Key histologic features that aid in the differential diagnosis are the characteristic leaflike fronds with stromal expansion and benign epithelial lining of phyllodes tumor (Figure 2, A).
The obtained [d.sub.f] values indicate that the leaflike structures are formed by the influence of thermal force field independent of the growth conditions [23].
These insects exhibit a remarkably leaflike appearance, are light green in life, and their hindwings hidden under their tegmina when in repose (Nickle 1992).
Thorax: Pronotum campanulate, 1.6-1.8 times as wide as long, 1.9-2.0 times as wide as head, with weakly defined calli, distinctly concave lateral margins, and raised basal part; pronotal collar rather long, flat, posteriorly delimited by shallow depression; metathoracic scent-gland evaporatory area broad, leaflike, extended backwards, with comparatively large, distinctly raised oval peritreme (as in P.
Kelp Flat, leaflike plants, sold fresh, dried, as powder.
all physical bodies are made up entirely of layers of ghostlike images, an infinite number of leaflike skins laid one on top of the other.
The worms were leaflike, elongated (Figure 2), and an average of 8.8 mm long (8.0-9.5 mm) and 1.7 mm wide (1.2-2.1 mm) (n = 10).
The leaflike wide stigma lobes are lanceolate, blunt, green and spiral.
They have unusual leaflike projections on the joint of their four walking legs.
Cladophylls are green leaflike stems that not only look like leaves but also are actually photosynthetic.
Culms smooth proximally, multicostate, with internodes becoming spreading hirtellous upward, terminating in a subcapitate cluster of (1-)3-7 spikelets subtended by 1-3 leaflike bracts, these shorter than to ca.