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Botanical Terms - Adoxaceae
(order Dipsacales) A family comprising 2 genera and 3 *species of obscure affinities; *monotypic Adoxa moschatellina (moschatel), is of global distribution in northern-hemisphere, cool temperate woodlands. It is a herb 5–10 cm tall, with *ternate leaves and a terminal inflorescence of 4 outward- and 1 upward-facing flowers which are 5- or (in the terminal flower) 4-lobed and light green; the *ovary is *inferior. The fruit is a *drupe. In the 2017 APG classification the Adoxaceae are included in the family *Viburnaceae.
(order Dipsacales) A family comprising 2 genera and 3 *species of obscure affinities; *monotypic Adoxa moschatellina (moschatel), is of global distribution in northern-hemisphere, cool temperate woodlands. It is a herb 5–10 cm tall, with *ternate leaves and a terminal inflorescence of 4 outward- and 1 upward-facing flowers which are 5- or (in the terminal flower) 4-lobed and light green; the *ovary is *inferior. The fruit is a *drupe. In the 2017 APG classification the Adoxaceae are included in the family *Viburnaceae.
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Botanical Terms - Adenanthera (subfamily *Mimosoideae, family *Fabaceae) a group of trees, many of which are widely used as shade trees. Due to the firm, red seeds of A. pavonina, one of the oldest known weight systems has been used for millennia in India and Sri Lanka to weigh gold and other items. There are four kinds, and they can be found in the Pacific islands and southern China
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Botanical Terms -Adenine
a purine base that can be found in RNA and DNA.
a purine base that can be found in RNA and DNA.
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Botanical Terms - Adenosine
the *nucleoside that results from ribose sugar and adenine joining forces.
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the *nucleoside that results from ribose sugar and adenine joining forces.
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Botanical Terms -ADP, or adenosine diphosphate
Adenosine's high-energy phosphoric *ester, or *nucleotide, of the *nucleoside. At *pH 7, it can hydrolyze to produce inorganic phosphate and adenosine monophosphate, releasing 34 kJ/mol of energy in the process.
Adenosine's high-energy phosphoric *ester, or *nucleotide, of the *nucleoside. At *pH 7, it can hydrolyze to produce inorganic phosphate and adenosine monophosphate, releasing 34 kJ/mol of energy in the process.
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Botanical Terms -Adiantaceae
A fern family currently recognized as *Pteridaceae.
Adiantum (maidenhair ferns) (family *Pteridaceae) a genus of ferns whose all of the fronds are the same, typically having broad, fan-shaped leaflets and glossy, black petioles. Scaly rhizomes are present.Sori are carried on the reflexed tips of the leaflets close to the vein ends. A few are grown for their aesthetic value. Approximately 200 species exist. The majority can be found in warm temperate climates, moist tropics, and even the southern British Isles.
A fern family currently recognized as *Pteridaceae.
Adiantum (maidenhair ferns) (family *Pteridaceae) a genus of ferns whose all of the fronds are the same, typically having broad, fan-shaped leaflets and glossy, black petioles. Scaly rhizomes are present.Sori are carried on the reflexed tips of the leaflets close to the vein ends. A few are grown for their aesthetic value. Approximately 200 species exist. The majority can be found in warm temperate climates, moist tropics, and even the southern British Isles.
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Botanical Terms - Adnate
1. Applied to an Agaric's *gill that has most or all of its breadth attached to the *stipe. 2. Used to describe *analogous tight organ attachments, such as a leaf's attachment to a stem, in higher plants.
1. Applied to an Agaric's *gill that has most or all of its breadth attached to the *stipe. 2. Used to describe *analogous tight organ attachments, such as a leaf's attachment to a stem, in higher plants.
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Botanical Terms - ATP, or adenosine triphosphate
High-energy phosphoric *ester, also known as a *nucleotide, of the nucleoside adenosine, which serves as the main energy-bearing molecule in all living things' cells. It releases a sizable quantity of free energy (34 kJ/mol at *pH 7) during its *hydrolysis to form ADP (*adenosine diphosphate) and inorganic phosphate, which powers several metabolic processes.
High-energy phosphoric *ester, also known as a *nucleotide, of the nucleoside adenosine, which serves as the main energy-bearing molecule in all living things' cells. It releases a sizable quantity of free energy (34 kJ/mol at *pH 7) during its *hydrolysis to form ADP (*adenosine diphosphate) and inorganic phosphate, which powers several metabolic processes.
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Botanical Terms - annexed
1. When applied to an Agaric's gill that is only partially attached to the stem. 2. Used to describe *analogous loose linkages between two higher plant organs.
1. When applied to an Agaric's gill that is only partially attached to the stem. 2. Used to describe *analogous loose linkages between two higher plant organs.
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Botanical Terms -adaptive radiation
1. A sudden explosion of *evolution that led to the exploitation of a variety of *habitats and swift divergence from a single ancestral form. The word appears at several taxonomic ranks. 2. A term that several authors use as a synonym for *cladogenesis.
1. A sudden explosion of *evolution that led to the exploitation of a variety of *habitats and swift divergence from a single ancestral form. The word appears at several taxonomic ranks. 2. A term that several authors use as a synonym for *cladogenesis.
