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The prefixes “syn-” and “gamo-” essentially mean the same thing.

Which base term is NOT also a leaf apex term

Tepals are the name for petals of a flower when they are fused together.

The person who names a taxon is called the author or authority, and there are separate authors for a genus, species and any infraspecific category. But the authority most often cited is the species authority.

Pectinate means:

You can register a cultivar name to keep others from using it.

Which of the following genera has no Florida native species in it:

The interesting leaf base called ocreate or ochreate is formed into a tube that shaethes the stem.

The leaves of many types of palms have a natural folding that looks pleated, which turns out to add strength to those leaves during strong storms. Which term is applicable to that folding:

which flower type has radial symmetry: