conduplicate

[kon-doo-pli-kit, -dyoo-]

con·du·pli·cate

[kon-doo-pli-kit, -dyoo-]
adjective Botany.
(of a leaf in the bud) folded lengthwise with the upper face of the blade within.

Origin:
1770–80; < Latin conduplicātus (past participle of conduplicāre to double), equivalent to con- con- + duplicātus duplicate

con·du·pli·ca·tion, noun
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Conduplicate is always a great word to know.
So is sporophyte. Does it mean:
green coloring of leaves and plants needed for photosynthesis
form of a diploid plant in the alternation of generations that produces asexual spores
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conduplicate (kɒnˈdjuːplɪkɪt)
 
adj
botany folded lengthways on itself: conduplicate leaves in the bud
 
[C18: from Latin conduplicāre to double; see duplicate]
 
condupli'cation
 
n

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conduplicate con·du·pli·cate (kŏn-d&oomacr;'plĭ-kĭt, -dy&oomacr;'-)
adj.
Folded upon itself lengthwise.

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