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periclinium
‖ periˈclinium Bot. [mod.L. (Cassini 1818), f. Gr. περί around + κλίνη couch.] The involucre of Compositæ.1826 G. N. Lloyd Bot. Terminol. 148 Periclinium,..a term used by Cassini to denote the common calyx of compound flowers. 1832 Lindley Introd. Bot. 102 In Compositæ, the involucrum often consists...
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plecolepidous
plecolepidous, a. Bot. (plɛkəʊˈlɛpɪdəs) [f. Gr. πλέκος wickerwork, πλέκ-ειν to plait, twist + λέπις, λεπιδ- scale + -ous.] Of Composite plants: Having the bracts of the involucre coherent.1858 Mayne Expos. Lex., Plecolepidus,..applied by H. Cassini to the periclinium of the Synanthereæ when the scal...
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obimbricate
obimbricate, a. Bot. (ɒˈbɪmbrɪkət) [See ob- 2.] Imbricate, with the scales decreasing in length from without inwards, as the involucre in some Compositæ.1857 Mayne Expos. Lex., Obimbricatus, that which is imbricated contrariwise; applied by H. Cassini to the scales of the periclinium..when..those of...
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marginiform
marginiform, a. (mɑːˈdʒɪnɪfɔːm) [ad. mod.L. marginiform-is: see margin n. and -form.] Resembling or forming a margin.1856 Mayne Expos. Lex., Marginiformis... Applied by H. Cassini to the appendices of the periclinium of the Synanthereæ, when they resemble a border: marginiform. 1890 Century Dict. (c...
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peri-
peri-, prefix repr. Gr. περί prep. and adv., ‘round, around, round about, about’, combined in these senses with verbs and their derivatives, substantives and adjectives; (a) in adverbial construction, as περιβλέπειν to look around, περιστρέϕειν to turn round, περίοδος a going round, περίπατος walkin...
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