Decumbent ^HSS^J Reclining at the base. 



Decurrent "FUEfilJ Running down, as when some leaf bases extend down the stem 



from their point of attachment. 

 Decussate 3c5>tf:£Kj Arranged in pairs alternately at right angles to those above 



and below. 

 Definite inflorescences 'MWJtFf Where the axis ends in a flower. 

 Deflexed 9\-%sx$fy Bent outward. 



Dehiscent, dehiscing $Hf| Splitting open at maturity. 



Deliquescent $M$fy Dividing repeatedly so that the main stem is lost in the branches. 

 Deltoid HLfffi Of triangular shape. 

 Dentate W"$$V\ With teeth directed forward. 

 Denticulate M^MVk Finely toothed. 

 Depressed [HIPib^j Sunk down, flattened from above. 

 Determinate inflorescences MWCitFf Those which end in a bud. 

 Diadelphous H{Jf.ti^M Describing stamens united by their filaments into two sets. 

 Dichotomous HjKeKj Forked by pairs. 

 Didynamous Hjj^ti ,|£ Describing flowers with 4 or 6 stamens, one pair shorter than 



the others. 

 Digitate SttStJ Fingered; describing a compound leaf in which all the leaflets are 



borne at the top of the petiole. 

 Diminutive /J\2gl Very small. 

 Dimorphic, dimorphous ZLlfy^ Of two forms. 

 Dioecious iHf^iH^ Flowers unisexual, with the staminate and pistillate borne on 



different plants. 

 Diplazoid ^%MM' Resembling Diplazium. 

 Disarticulating fl£gfj$j Separating at joints. 

 Disc 7£$g A circular enlargement of the receptacle within the calyx or within the 



corolla and stamens; the central part of the head in Compositae, inside the 



rays. 



Disc flower folk A flower of the disc in Compositae. 



Disciform, discoid ^.V^tfy Disc-like. 



Dissected #g]J£<j Cut into many segments. 



Distichous H^IJQ*) Arranged in two vertical ranks. 



Distinct $£&$■} Separate, not united. 



Divided jf^tft Cut into divisions to the base or to the midrib. 



Dormant bud ^^ One which is not active. 



Dorsal #SI5Ki The surface turned away from the axis. 



Dorsal suture fp& The line down the back of a carpel, comparable to the midrib of 



a leaf. 

 Dorsifixed I'fffW Attached on the back. 



Dorsiventral i"fl]u5>IW Having dorsal and ventral surfaces, as a leaf. 

 Doubly serrate °MM$& With a double row of teeth. 

 Downy Jl£a^F=g With fine soft hairs. 

 Drupaceous ^ftt£ Like a drupe. 



Drupe ty s ^\ A stone fruit in which a bony endocarp encloses the seed, e.g. the peach. 

 Drupelet d^H A little drupe. 

 Dryopteroid fo^wAk Resembling Dryoptcris. 

 Ebracteate Mi^N) Without bracts. 

 Echinate -Jl-Wl'J Covered with prickles. 



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