conduplicate

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Botany.

(of a leaf in the bud) folded lengthwise with the upper face of the blade within.

conduplicate

/ kɒnˈdjuːplɪkɪt /

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

C18: from Latin conduplicāre to double; see duplicate

Each is conduplicate, and one embraces the edge of the other.

The cotyledons are then called conduplicate (conduplico, to fold); and their sign is O> >.

They are covered with short, silky hairs, and are folded lengthwise, with the inner surface within (conduplicate).

The leaves are conduplicate, as in Magnolia, and have the blade bent inwards on the petiole (inflexed).

Conduplicate: blade folded along the midrib, bringing the two halves together.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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