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Ginkgo biloba

Pronunciation key ( giŋ′kō ) ( jiŋ′kō ) ging•ko [ giŋ′kō ] n. [pl. GINGKOES (-kōz)], a ginkgo. gink•go n. [pl. GINKGOES (-kōz)] [Japan. ginko, gingko < Chinese yin-hing, silver apricot]. A large tree with fan-shaped leaves and edible yellow fruit native to northern China and Japan. maid•en•hair [mād′ʼn-hâr′] n. Any of a group of ferns with delicate fronds and slender stalks:...

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Pectinate

Pronunciation key ( pek′tə-nāt′ ) pec•ti•nate Pectinate leaf adj. [L. pectinatus pp. of pectinare to comb < pecten a comb]. Having toothlike projections like those on a comb. References and Further Reading Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955 Firefly Encyclopedia of Trees, Edited by Steve Cafferty M.Sc. ©2005 Zoology Quest: Chart of Leaf S...

Ovate

Pronunciation key ( ō′vāt ) o•vate Ovate leaf adj. [L. ovatus < ovum, an egg]. Egg-shaped. In botany, possessing the shape of a longitudinal section of an egg. having a shape as such with the broadest end at the base as do some leaves. Ovate leaf References and Further Reading Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955 Firefly Encyclopedia of...

Lanceolate

Pronunciation key ( lan′si-ə-lit ) ( lan′si-ə-lāt′ ) lan•ce•o•late Lanceolate leaf adj. [LL. lanceolatus < lanceola, dim.; see LANCE (spear)]. Tapering, narrow like the head of a lance: said of some leaves. Lanceolate leaf References and Further Reading Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955 Firefly Encyclopedia of Trees, Edited by Steve Cafferty...

Deltoid ( and Deltate )

Pronunciation key ( del′toid ) del•toid adj. Deltate [Gr. deltoeidēs < delta (Δ) + eidos, form ]. Triangular, shaped like a delta. Designates or of triangular shoulder muscle, responsible for raising the arm away from the side. n. This muscle. Deltoid References and Further Reading Firefly Encyclopedia of Trees, Edited by Steve Cafferty M.Sc. ©2005 Webster's New World Dictionary...

Petiolate

Pronunciation key ( pet′i-ə-lāt′ ) pet•i•o•late [†] adj. [Mod. L. petiolus; L., a little foot, little leg, stalk, dim < pes, pedis a foot; petiole + ate]. Petiolate in botany and zoology, having a stalk or stalk-like properties. † both Funk & Wagnalls and Websters Dictionaries state this term is spelled Petiolate, while Firefly Encyclopedia of Trees states the spelling...

Decurrent

Pronunciation key ( di-kũr′ənt ) de•cur•rent adj. Decurrent [L. decurrens ppr. of decurrere < de-, down + currere, to run]. in botany, extending down along the stem, as the base of some leaves. References and Further Reading Firefly Encyclopedia of Trees, Edited by Steve Cafferty M.Sc. ©2005 Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955 Zoology Quest:...