Botany Terms

Name Structure/ Category Description
Irregular of a flower or its parts lacking uniformity; specif zygomorphic (or) bilaterally symmetrical; said of a flower in which all parts are not similar in size and arrangement on the receptacle (compare regular, and see zygomorphic) (h)
Keel A longitudinal ridge, more or less triangular in cross section, like the keel of a boat.
Keeled (2) [Apophyses] {keels} With a vertical ridge or keel.
Keeled above [Leaves] {keels} With a longitudinal ridge or keel, more or less triangular in cross section, running down the center of the upper surface of the leaf.
Keeled below [Leaves] {keels} With a longitudinal ridge or keel, more or less triangular in cross section, running down the center of the lower surface of the leaf.
Lacerate [Leaf margins, Leaflet margins, Petal margins, Phyllary margins, Sepal margins] {form} Margins irregularly cut, appearing torn.
Laciniate [Leaf margins, Leaflet margins, Petal margins, Phyllary margins, Sepal margins] {form} Cut into narrow, ribbon-like segments.
Lance-cylindric [Buds] {shape} ; [Seed cones] {shape before opening, shape when open} Intermediate in shape between lanceoloid and cylindric.
Lance-obovoid [Seed cones] {shape before opening, shape when open} Intermediate in shape between lanceoloid and obovoid.
Lanceolate [Leaflets, Leaves, Petals, Phyllaries, Sepals] {shape} Several times longer than broad, widest near the base and tapering to a point at the apex; lance-head-shaped.