- stipules
- A little leafy appendage formed at the juncture of a leaf and the main stem.
Herbal-medical glossary. 2015.
stipules
Look at other dictionaries:
Malpighiales — ▪ plant order Introduction large order of flowering plants that includes 40 families, more than 700 genera, and almost 16,000 species. Many of the families are tropical and poorly known, but well known members of the order include Salicaceae (… … Universalium
Stipule — In botany, stipule (Latin stipula : straw, stalk Concise English Dictionary Wordsworth Editions Ltd. 1994, ISBN 1 85326 328 1] ) is a term coined by Linnaeus which refers to outgrowths borne on either side of the base of a leafstalk (the petiole) … Wikipedia
angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) … Universalium
Malvales — ▪ plant order Introduction medium sized order, known as the hibiscus or mallow order, mostly of woody plants, consisting of 10 families, 338 genera, and about 6,000 species. The plants grow in various habitats throughout much of the world, and a … Universalium
Gentianales — ▪ plant order Introduction gentian order of flowering plants, consisting of 5 families with more than 1,100 genera and nearly 17,000 species. The families are Gentianaceae, Rubiaceae, Apocynaceae (including Secamonoideae and Asclepiadoideae),… … Universalium
FEUILLE — La feuille apparaît, à première vue, comme un organe généralement aplati et chlorophyllien porté latéralement par la tige des Cormophytes, végétaux dont l’appareil végétatif est un cormus , ensemble de rameaux feuillés. Les Cormophytes comprenant … Encyclopédie Universelle
Glossary of botanical terms — Many of the terms used in Wikipedia glossaries (often most) are already defined and explained within Wikipedia itself. However, lists like the following indicate where new articles need to be written and are also useful for looking up and… … Wikipedia
Leaf — For other uses, see Leaf (disambiguation). The leaves of a Beech tree … Wikipedia
Stipulaceous — Stip u*la ceous, Stipular Stip u*lar, a. [Cf. F. stipulac[ e], stipulaire. See {Stipula}.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to stipules; resembling stipules; furnished with stipules; growing on stipules, or close to them; occupying the position of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stipular — Stipulaceous Stip u*la ceous, Stipular Stip u*lar, a. [Cf. F. stipulac[ e], stipulaire. See {Stipula}.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to stipules; resembling stipules; furnished with stipules; growing on stipules, or close to them; occupying the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
