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pulvinoid

pulvinoid noun: an area of tissue that swells on a permanent basis to reorient a plant part, most often a leaf or leaflet.

Noun

pulvinoid (plural pulvinoids)

  1. An area of tissue that swells on a permanent basis to reorient a plant part, most often a leaf or leaflet.

Forms of pulvinoid

pluralpulvinoids

Questions about pulvinoid

What does pulvinoid mean?
Pulvinoid means an area of tissue that swells on a permanent basis to reorient a plant part, most often a leaf or leaflet.
What part of speech is pulvinoid?
Pulvinoid is a noun.
What is the plural of pulvinoid?
The plural of pulvinoid is pulvinoids.

Words near pulvinoid in the dictionary

  1. pulviniform
  2. pulvinitid
  3. pulvinitids
  4. pulvino
  5. pulvinocortical
  6. pulvinoid
  7. pulvinoids
  8. pulvinone
  9. pulvinones
  10. pulvinos
  11. pulvinular

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