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subfloral

subfloral adjective: beneath a flower.

Adjective

subfloral (not comparable)

  1. Beneath a flower
    • DeCandolle (1830) divided the family into two groups based on the presence or absence of a subfloral bract or calyculus.1961, Lake S. Gill, Frank G. Hawksworth, The Mistletoes: A Literature Review, page 3
    • Gynoecial plants somewhat more robust, bracts to 1050- 1350 mu wide (leaves near gynoecia with disk often 4-5 cells high and 12 cells wide at base); bracts and subfloral leaves grading into each other, maximally variable with vigor;1966, Candollea - Volume 21, Issue 1, page 88

Forms of subfloral

alternative formsub-floral

Origin of subfloral

From sub- + floral.

Questions about subfloral

What does subfloral mean?
Subfloral means beneath a flower.
What part of speech is subfloral?
Subfloral is an adjective.

Words near subfloral in the dictionary

  1. subfloor
  2. subflooring
  3. subfloorings
  4. subfloors
  5. subflora
  6. subfloral
  7. subfloras
  8. subflow
  9. subflows
  10. subfluent
  11. subfluid

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