Wild Florida Photo Glossary
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n. wartlike bumps on the heads of right whales that appear white due to whale lice, or cyamids, that attach to the callosities; these are unique for each individual and facilitate identification of whales
n. the outermost series of the perianth parts of a flower, composed of the sepals
a. preying or feeding on other animals
a. subsisting on proteids obtained from decaying flesh, chiefly of entrapped insects
n. the ovule bearing unit of the flower
a. of, on, or pertaining to the stem; as in leaves growing from the stem above ground level
s. chelicerae
n. the chewing and venom-injecting mouthparts of arachnids
n. in spiders: consisting of a stout basal section containing venom glands and teeth, and smaller moveable segments or fangs for injecting venom
p. chelicera
a. with a marginal fringe of hairs
a. club-shaped, gradually widening towards the apex
n. a structure formed by the union of the staminal filaments, as in many members of the Malvaceae; in Orchidaceae, the united filaments and style
a. pertaining to or designating those who habitually eat together
n. one who eats at the same table
n. an organism, not truly parasitic, which lives in, with, or on, another, partaking usually of the same food
a. with two or more like parts in a single organ, as in a compound leaf with multiple leaflets
a. fusion of like parts, as in the fusion of staminal filaments into a tube (see genus Sisyrinchium, blue-eyed grass)
a. when the bases of opposite leaves are fused around the stem [Ô]
a. heart shaped, with a notch at the base
n. inner whorl of perianth parts of a flower, composed of the petals
n. a raceme with the lower pedicels being longer and forming a flat-topped or rounded inflorescence
n. a longitudinal vein, usually forming the front margin of the wing in insects
a. costal area: pertaining to the area of the costa, that part just behind the front margin of the wing in insects
a. costal break: a point on the costa where the vein appears broken or weakened
a. costal margin: the front margin of the wing
a. having rounded teeth along the margin
a. wavy or crinkled
n. a stalk or stem that is hollow or pithy as in grasses, sedges and rushes