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deltoid (adj) a triangular based pyramid<br />
dentate (adj) toothed; serrated<br />
denticulate (adj) minutely dentate; projecting in the form of a small tooth; slightly toothed<br />
depressed (adj) flattened vertically<br />
didymous (adj) twinned<br />
didynamous (adj) having 2 pairs of stamens of different lengths<br />
digitaliform (adj) foxglove-shaped; campanulate, but longer and less even<br />
digitate (adj) palmate, with narrower segments<br />
dimidiate (adj) half-formed, the other half completely, or mostly, absent, whether by accident or nature<br />
dioecious (adj) of plants forming both male and female flowers<br />
Dionaea (g) a monotypic genus of carnivorous plant limited to a small area of the US East coastal plain, and equipped<br />
with a hinged trap<br />
which snaps shut on its prey in response to stimulation of trigger hairs; Venus Fly Trap<br />
discal (adj) disc-shaped<br />
discoidal (adj) orbicular with a distinct rounded border<br />
divaricate (adj) spreading; widely divergent<br />
dolabriform (adj) axe-shaped; in the shape of an axehead<br />
Drosera (g) an extremely widespread genus of over 100 species found in climates from tropical to boreal; Sundew<br />
Drosophyllum (g) A monotypic genus of carnivorous plant found on both sides of the straits of Gibraltar, it is a passive<br />
trap) resembling<br />
Drosera; Portuguese Sundew<br />
ellipsoidal (adj) in the form of an ellipse<br />
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emarginate (adj) a rounded end terminated by a notch, as if a piece has been removed; the leaf margin is coloured<br />
distinctly from the<br />
lamina<br />
embryo (n) the immature living cell-bundle formed by fertilisation<br />
endemic (adj) restricted to a certain geographical location<br />
endocarp (n) the innermost layer of the pericarp
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