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pulvinus
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puhl-
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s
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pul·vi·nus
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pʌlˈvaɪ
nəs
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puhl-
vahy
-n
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noun,
plural
pul·vi·ni
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1.
Botany
.
a cushionlike swelling at the base of a leaf or leaflet, at the point of junction with the axis.
2.
Architecture
.
pulvinar
(
def. 2
)
.
Origin:
1855–60;
<
Latin
pulvīnus
cushion
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organisms having pairs of homologous chromosomes
form of a diploid plant in the alternation of generations that produces asexual spores
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variation in an organism's life cycle of dissimilar reproductive forms
group of mostly aquatic eukaryotic organisms which conduct photosynthesis and make their own food
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pulvinus
(pʌlˈvaɪnəs)
—
n
,
pl
-ni
a swelling at the base of a leafstalk: changes in its turgor pressure cause changes in the position of the leaf
[C19: from Latin: cushion]
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