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Australian Biological Resources Study

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Flora of Australia
GLOSSARY

Compiled by A.McCusker


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convolute: of the arrangement of corolla lobes in a bud, a form of imbricate aestivation in which each segment has one edge overlapping the adjacent segment, like a furled umbrella.
terete: cylindrical or nearly so; circular in cross-section.
Leaf (or Leaflet) 3-Dimensional shape
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