单词 | pleuranthous |
释义 | > as lemmaspleuranthous pleuranthous adj. Brit. /plʊəˈranθəs/ , /plᵿˈranθəs/ , /plɔːˈranθəs/ , U.S. /plʊˈrænθəs/ [ < scientific Latin Pleuranthus (1869 or earlier; < pleuro- pleuro- comb. form + ancient Greek ἄνθος : see anthos n.) + -ous suffix] Botany rare bearing flowers only on lateral growths.ΚΠ 1897 J. C. Willis Man. & Dict. Flowering Plants & Ferns II. 272 The plant..may be (1) a monopodium,..(2) an acranthous sympodium,..(3) a pleuranthous sympodium, where the inflorescences are borne on lateral axes. 1946 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 33 1 If the inflorescence originates on lateral branches..and the annual growth is terminated only by leaves the plant is termed pleuranthous (lateral flowering). 1991 A. D. Bell Plant Form (1993) ii. 253 (caption) Growth forms of orchids... b) monopodial with lateral inflorescences; c) sympodial with terminal inflorescences (acranthous type); d) sympodial with lateral inflorescences (pleuranthous type). < as lemmas |
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