Hola MaHigh-School - August 2018
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Crazy Agricultural terms - an<br />
These are real terms in the agricultural sector – some it I can’t pronounce<br />
– even on a good day.<br />
Did you even know…?<br />
anastomose: Branching and then rejoining, as with leaf venation<br />
Yes, well, no, fine<br />
camptodromous: Pinnate venation in which the secondary veins<br />
curve toward the margins, in some cases becoming nearly parallel<br />
with them, and not reconnecting with other veins to form loops<br />
No clue. Anyone?<br />
Elephophily: A form of pollination<br />
whereby pollen or spores are distributed<br />
by the feet of elephants, as in Rafflesia<br />
arnoldii<br />
So elephants are pollinating things? That<br />
is a mighty big bee!<br />
hysteranthous:A type of growth in which<br />
new leaves appear after flowering.<br />
Hysterics!<br />
chiropterophilous: Pollinated by bats.<br />
BVADR!!<br />
craspedodromous:Pinnate venation in<br />
which the secondary veins terminate at<br />
the margins, often as teeth.<br />
Teeth on plants? Let me get outta here<br />
obdiplostemonous: Having stamens arranged in two whorls, and<br />
having twice as many stamens as petals, with the outer whorl being
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