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ACROCARPS [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-09-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
- Mosses and Related Plants
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- percurrent
1, record 1, English, percurrent
correct, adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Referring to] a costa that reaches to the apex of the leaf, but not beyond. 2, record 1, English, - percurrent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The costa or midrib of the leaf provides yet another suite of taxonomically useful characters. Leaves of acrocarps usually have a clearly defined, single costa that extends from the base of a leaf to shortly before its apex, or to its apex(percurrent) or even beyond its apex(excurrent). 3, record 1, English, - percurrent
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
- Mousses et plantes apparentées
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- percurrent
1, record 1, French, percurrent
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Qui s’étend jusqu’à l’apex de la feuille (la nervure, par exemple). 1, record 1, French, - percurrent
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-06-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- excurrent
1, record 2, English, excurrent
correct, adjective
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Extending beyond the apex, as the midrib in some leaves. 2, record 2, English, - excurrent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Leaves of acrocarps usually have a clearly defined, single costa that extends from the base of a leaf to shortly before its apex... or even beyond its apex(excurrent). 3, record 2, English, - excurrent
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- excurrent
1, record 2, French, excurrent
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Qui se prolonge au delà de l'apex (une nervure, par exemple). 2, record 2, French, - excurrent
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-06-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mosses and Related Plants
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- acrocarps
1, record 3, English, acrocarps
correct, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The peristomate or true mosses have traditionally been divided into two broad morphological groups, namely, acrocarps and pleurocarps, based on theposition of the perichaetia and subsequent sporophytes. 1, record 3, English, - acrocarps
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mousses et plantes apparentées
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- acrocarpes
1, record 3, French, acrocarpes
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grand groupe de mousses dans le sens strict (Bryophyta) qui rassemble les mousses dont les archégones, et par conséquent le sporogone, sont au sommet des tiges. 2, record 3, French, - acrocarpes
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2012-06-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mosses and Related Plants
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- pleurocarps
1, record 4, English, pleurocarps
correct, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The peristomate or true mosses have traditionally been divided into two broad morphological groups, namely, acrocarps and pleurocarps, based on theposition of the perichaetia and subsequent sporophytes. 1, record 4, English, - pleurocarps
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mousses et plantes apparentées
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pleurocarpes
1, record 4, French, pleurocarpes
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grand groupe chez les mousses au sens strict (Bryophyta) qui rassemble les mousses à tiges généralement couchées, rampantes, se ramifiant abondamment et croissant en tapis ou en gazons plutôt qu’en touffes. 2, record 4, French, - pleurocarpes
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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