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Leaf Arrangement
Venation
Leaf Shape
Leaf Margin
Leaf Apex
Leaf Base
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Alphabetical w/ Definitions

  1. Umbel
    A flat-topped inflorescence with the pedicels (flower stalks) arising from one point (See also Corymb and Cyme).

  2. Undulate
    A leaf margin that has upward and downward waves in it giving the leaf a more three-dimensional appearance (See also Sinuate).

Tutorial Terms

Leaf Apex

Leaf Arrangement

Leaf Base

Leaf Margin

Leaf Shape

Venation

 

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