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ACAULESCENT [2 records]

Record 1 2015-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Geology
  • Botany
DEF

... becoming stemless ...

OBS

Apparently without stem, that is, with the main stem underground and only basal leaves and slender leafless flowering stems appearing above the ground level.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Géologie
  • Botanique
DEF

[...] à tige presque nulle.

Spanish

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Record 2 2003-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horticulture
  • Nutritive Elements (Biological Sciences)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Horticulture
  • Éléments nutritifs (Sciences biologiques)
DEF

Se dit d'une plante sans tige aérienne, apparente.

CONT

Un pissenlit acaule.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Horticultura
  • Elementos nutritivos (Ciencias biológicas)
DEF

[...] de tallo tan corto que parece inexistente; con las hojas [...] a ras del suelo.

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