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| ''[[Fertile]]''. Said of pollen-bearing stamens and seed-bearing fruits. | | ''[[Fertile]]''. Said of pollen-bearing stamens and seed-bearing fruits. |
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− | ''[[Fertilization]]''. Impregnation of the ovule; the act of union of sperm and egg cells, in the higher plants taking place within the ovule: fecundation. | + | ''[[Fertilization]]''. Impregnation of the [[ovule]]; the act of union of sperm and egg cells, in the higher plants taking place within the ovule: [[fecundation]]. |
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| ''[[Fetid]]''. Having a disagreeable odor. | | ''[[Fetid]]''. Having a disagreeable odor. |
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| ''[[Fibro-vascular]]''. Made up of both fibers and ducts; combination of fibrous and vascular structure. | | ''[[Fibro-vascular]]''. Made up of both fibers and ducts; combination of fibrous and vascular structure. |
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− | ''[[Filament]]''. Stalk of the anther. | + | ''[[Filament]]''. Stalk of the [[anther]]. |
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| ''[[Filiform]]''., Thread-like; long and very slender. | | ''[[Filiform]]''., Thread-like; long and very slender. |
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| ''[[Floriferous]]''. Flower-bearing. | | ''[[Floriferous]]''. Flower-bearing. |
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− | ''[[Foliaceous]]''. Leaf-like; said particularly of sepals and calyx- lobes and of bracts that in texture, size or color look like small or large leaves. | + | ''[[Foliaceous]]''. [[Leaf]]-like; said particularly of [[sepal]]s and [[calyx]]-lobes and of [[bract]]s that in texture, size or color look like small or large leaves. |
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− | ''[[-foliate]]''. In combinations, -leaved; having leaves; as trifoliate, three-leaved. | + | ''[[-foliate]]''. In combinations, -leaved; having [[leaves]]; as trifoliate, three-leaved. |
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− | ''[[-foliolate]]''. Having leaflets; as trifoliolate, of three leaflets. | + | ''[[-foliolate]]''. Having [[leaflet]]s; as trifoliolate, of three leaflets. |
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− | ''[[Follicle]]''. Dry, dehiscent pericarp opening only on the front suture. | + | ''[[Follicle]]''. Dry, dehiscent [[pericarp]] opening only on the front suture. |
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| ''[[Follicular]]''. With follicles; follicle-like. | | ''[[Follicular]]''. With follicles; follicle-like. |
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| ''[[Foramen]]''. An aperture or opening. | | ''[[Foramen]]''. An aperture or opening. |
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− | ''[[Forked]]''. Branching or divided into nearly equal parts or members. | + | ''[[Forked]]''. [[Branch]]ing or divided into nearly equal parts or members. |
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| ''[[Fornicate]]''. Arched. | | ''[[Fornicate]]''. Arched. |
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− | ''[[Free]]''. Not joined to other organs; as petals free from the stamens or calyx. | + | ''[[Free]]''. Not joined to other organs; as [[petal]]s free from the [[stamen]]s or [[calyx]]. |
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− | ''[[Frond]]''. Leaf of fern; sometimes used in the sense of foliage. | + | ''[[Frond]]''. [[Leaf]] of [[fern]]; sometimes used in the sense of [[foliage]]. |
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| ''[[Frosted]]''. With a more or less shining or crystallized white covering. | | ''[[Frosted]]''. With a more or less shining or crystallized white covering. |
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− | ''[[Fructification]]''. The act or process of fruiting; also the fruiting organ or organs. | + | ''[[Fructification]]''. The act or process of [[fruit]]ing; also the fruiting organ or organs. |
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− | ''[[Fruit]]''. The ripened pericarp or pericarps with the adnate parts; the seed-bearing organ. | + | ''[[Fruit]]''. The ripened [[pericarp]] or pericarps with the [[adnate]] parts; the seed-bearing organ. |
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− | ''[[Fruticose]]''. Shrubby or shrub-like in the sense of being woody. | + | ''[[Fruticose]]''. [[Shrub]]by or shrub-like in the sense of being woody. |
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| ''[[Fugacious]]''. Falling or withering away very early. | | ''[[Fugacious]]''. Falling or withering away very early. |
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| ''[[Function]]''. What a plant or a part does; its vital activities. | | ''[[Function]]''. What a plant or a part does; its vital activities. |
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− | ''[[Funicle]]''. The Btalk or stipe of an ovule or seed. | + | ''[[Funicle]]''. The [[stalk]] or [[stipe]] of an [[ovule]] or [[seed]]. |
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− | ''[[Funnelform]]''. With tube gradually widening upward and passing insensibly into the limb, as in many flowers of Convolvulus; infundibuliform. | + | ''[[Funnelform]]''. With tube gradually widening upward and passing insensibly into the limb, as in many flowers of [[Convolvulus]]; [[infundibuliform]]. |
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| ''[[Furrowed]]''. With longitudinal channels or grooves. | | ''[[Furrowed]]''. With longitudinal channels or grooves. |