Annona Species Monograph.pdf - Crops for the Future

Glossary
T
tetraploid - having 4 sets of chromosomes (twice the normal number of
chromosomes).
testa - the outer seed coat.
tomentose - covered with a thick felt of radicles; densely pubescent with
matted wool.
tomentulose - rather tomentose.
tomentum - closely matted, woolly hairs.
transverse - cross-wise in position.
triploid - having three sets of chromosomes.
tropism - the movement of an organism in response to an external source of
stimulus, usually toward or away from it.
truncate - ending abruptly, as if cut off transversely.
tuberculate - bearing tubercles, covered with warty lumps.
U
unguiculate - narrowed, clawed.
V
valvate - open by valves.
Z
zygomorphic - capable of division by only one plane of symmetry.
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