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Friday, 13 December 2024, 10:54 AM
Site: MISIN Learn
Course: MISIN Learn (MISIN Learn)
Glossary: Glossary
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Submergent

Growing under water.

Subterminal Mouth

A mouth oriented and opening somewhat ventrally in which the upper jaw and snout clearly extend beyond the lower jaw.

Supraterminal Mouth

A mouth where the lower jaw slightly projects beyond the upper jaw and mouth tends to open upward.
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Taproot

The main or central root.

Terminal

Tip or end position.

Terminal Bud

Bud arising from the tip of a stem.

Terminal Mouth

A mouth opening at the anterior tip of the head in which the upper and lower jaws are approximately the same length with neither one extending beyond the other.

Toothed

With teeth, as in the margin of a leaf.

Trapaceae

Water Chestnut Family. Comprised of 1 genera and 2 species of annual, aquatic, rooted or floating herbs. Members of this family have alternate, floating leaves in rosettes and only present at the upper nodes. They also have submerged roots that are paired but not opposite.

Truncate

Ending abruptly, as if chopped off.