Vegetation (Vegetational) Type 



A kind of Vegetation (q. v.) or the kind of Community 

 (q. v.) of any size, rank, or stage of Succession. 



Vegetative (Vegetal) 



Refers to the nutritive and growth functions or structures 

 of plants in contrast to the reproductive functions or struc- 

 tures; not to be confused with Vegetation or Vegetational 

 (q. v.). cf. Somatic. 



Vegetative Propagation 



The propagation, or increasing the number, of plants by 

 the use of Vegetative parts such as rhizomes (q. v.), runners 

 (q. v.), gemmae, or other parts, cf. Asexual reproduction. 



Vein 



(1) See Vascular bundle. (2) A Vessel in animals that 

 carries blood from the capillaries to the heart. (3) A thick- 

 ened structure that gives support to wings of insects. 



Velamen 



A tissue in the outer part of aerial roots of certain plants, 

 especially orchids, that absorbs water rapidly. 



Veld (Veldt) 



A tract of open country in South Africa occupied by 

 grasslands at the higher elevations and by Scrub or Savanna 

 at the lower elevations. 



Venation 



The arrangement of Veins in a leaf blade or in a wing 

 of insects. 



Verano 



The long, dry period of the year in tropical America. 



Vermiform 



Refers to a shape of an object that is similar to a worm. 



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