æstivation

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• Vexilary aestivation — Vexillar Vex il*lar, Vexillary Vex il*la*ry, [Cf. F. vexillaire, L. vexillarius a standard bearer.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to an ensign or standard. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the vexillum, or upper petal of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Vexillar — Vex il*lar, Vexillary Vex il*la*ry, [Cf. F. vexillaire, L. vexillarius a standard bearer.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to an ensign or standard. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the vexillum, or upper petal of papilionaceous… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Vexillary — Vexillar Vex il*lar, Vexillary Vex il*la*ry, [Cf. F. vexillaire, L. vexillarius a standard bearer.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to an ensign or standard. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the vexillum, or upper petal of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Conduit railway — [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Conduplicate Con*du pli*cate, a. [L. conduplicatus, p. p. of conduplicare. See {Duplicate}.] (Bot.) Folded lengthwise along the midrib, the upper face being within; said of leaves or petals in vernation or [ae]stivation.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Conduplicate — Conduit railway Conduit railway [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Conduplicate Con*du pli*cate, a. [L. conduplicatus, p. p. of conduplicare. See {Duplicate}.] (Bot.) Folded lengthwise along the midrib, the upper face being within; said of leaves or petals in …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Contorted — Con*tort ed, a. 1. Twisted, or twisted together. A contorted chain of icicles. Massinger. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) (a) Twisted back upon itself, as some parts of plants. (b) Arranged so as to overlap each other; as, petals in contorted or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Convolute — Con vo*lute, a. [L. convolutus, p. p. of convolvere. See {Convolve}.] (Bot.) Rolled or wound together, one part upon another; said of the leaves of plants in [ae]stivation. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Imbricate — Im bri*cate, Imbricated Im bri*ca ted, a. [L. imbricatus, p. p. of imbricare to cover with tiles, to form like a gutter tile, fr. imbrex, icis, a hollow tile, gutter tile, fr. imber rain.] 1. Bent and hollowed like a roof or gutter tile. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Imbricated — Imbricate Im bri*cate, Imbricated Im bri*ca ted, a. [L. imbricatus, p. p. of imbricare to cover with tiles, to form like a gutter tile, fr. imbrex, icis, a hollow tile, gutter tile, fr. imber rain.] 1. Bent and hollowed like a roof or gutter tile …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Induplicate — In*du pli*cate, a. (Bot.) (a) Having the edges bent abruptly toward the axis; said of the parts of the calyx or corolla in [ae]stivation. (b) Having the edges rolled inward and then arranged about the axis without overlapping; said of leaves in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English