{Leafless plants}, plants having no foliage, though leaves may be present in the form of scales and bracts. See {Leaf}, n., 1 and 2. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Leafless — Leaf less, a. Having no leaves or foliage; bearing no foliage. Leafless groves. Cowper. {Leaf less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] {Leafless plants}, plants having no foliage, though leaves may be present in the form of scales and bracts. See {Leaf}, n … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leafless — adjective Of plants or trees, without leaves. In winter the leafless trees look cold … Wiktionary
List of plants by common name (Sonoran Desert) — This is a List of plants by common name (Sonoran Desert), for the Sonoran Desert and local environs; (S California, etc New Mexico, S, SW or Rio Grande Valley Northern Mexico states: Sonora, Chihuahua and Baja California, North and South, and… … Wikipedia
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Leaflessness — Leafless Leaf less, a. Having no leaves or foliage; bearing no foliage. Leafless groves. Cowper. {Leaf less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] {Leafless plants}, plants having no foliage, though leaves may be present in the form of scales and bracts. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plant evolutionary developmental biology — For a more ecological discussion on the evolution of plant morphology, refer to Evolutionary history of plants Evolutionary developmental biology (evo devo) refers to the study of developmental programs and patterns from an evolutionary… … Wikipedia
broomrape — [bro͞om′rāp΄, broomrāp΄] n. [ BROOM + RAPE2, used as transl. of ML rapum genistae, lit., broom tuber] any of a genus (Orobanche) of the broomrape family of leafless, fleshy, parasitic plants growing on the roots of other plants adj. designating a … English World dictionary
Vanaspati — (Devanagari: वनस्पति) is the Sanskrit word that now refers to the entire plant kingdom. However, according to Charaka Samhitā and Sushruta Samhita and the Vaisesikas, Vanaspati is limited to plants that bear fruits but no evident flowers. The… … Wikipedia
rafflesia — rəˈflēzh(ē)ə, raˈ , zēə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Sir Stamford Raffles died 1826 English colonial administrator + New Latin ia 1. capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Rafflesiaceae) of Malaysian stemless leafless plants having huge … Useful english dictionary
Rafflesia — Raf*fle si*a (r[a^]f*fl[=e] zh[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL. Named from its discoverer, Sir S. Raffles.] (Bot.) A genus of stemless, leafless plants, living parasitically upon the roots and stems of grapevines in Malaysia. The flowers have a carrionlike… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
