**** D **** Decurrent : lying on the ground; tending to rise at the end / having base prolonged down the axis, as in leaf, where blade is continued downwards as a wing on a petiole/stem Deciduous : loosing leaves in the autumn. Deflexed: bent sharply downwards. Deltate : Like Greek letter : Denntate : See Fig. D6. Denticulate : finely toothed. As above. Didymous : formed of 2 similar points attached to each other by a small portion of their surface. Dioecious : both sexes on different plants. Disc of ovary : fleshy nectar secreting flat structure, surmounting ovary. Distal : furthest from point of attachment. Divaricate : diverting at a wide angle. Diverging : apices wider apart than their bases. Downy : covered in fine long hairs |
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