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psilate

psilate adjective: lacking ornamentation; having very small scabrae.

Adjective

psilate (not comparable)

  1. Lacking ornamentation; having very small scabrae.
    • Microsporangia in 2 dorsal rows; microspores orange, psilate marginally to rugulate towards the center with granulate microstructure on proximal faces, rugulate-cristate or cristate with broad baculate-like projections and granulate microstructure on distal faces, 28–40 µm.2015, Iván A. Valdespino et al., “Seven new species of Selaginella subg. Stachygynandrum (Selaginellaceae) from Brazil and new synonyms for the genus”, in PhytoKeys, volume 9, →DOI

Questions about psilate

What does psilate mean?
Psilate means lacking ornamentation; having very small scabrae.
What part of speech is psilate?
Psilate is an adjective.

Words near psilate in the dictionary

  1. psilanthropism
  2. psilanthropist
  3. psilanthropists
  4. psilanthropy
  5. psilasteroside
  6. psilate
  7. psile
  8. psili
  9. psilid
  10. psilids
  11. psilo-

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