Category: I
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Intercarinal
Between keels or ridges.
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Intercalated
Inserted, placed between. Describing structures, tissues, etc., that are inserted or situated between other structures.
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Intercalary
(Of growth) taking place between apex and base (but not at apex or base). Inserted between.
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Interaxillary
Between the axils.
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Inter
(Prefix meaning) in between.
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Integument
1–3 outer cell layer(s) of an ovule that enclose the nucellus. In botany, one or sometimes two outer layers of the ovule, which develop into the seed coat. A covering layer, e.g. the skin. The skin; comprised of all layers: the epidermis, dermis, and corium. Another name for skin. The term is also used for…
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In sicco
‘In a dried state’, used to indicate possible differences between a dried specimen and fresh plant material.
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Insertion
Place or mode where one body is attached to another larger one. Most muscles have at least two tendons, each one attaching to a bone. The one that tends to be more mobile is called the insertion. The place or mode of attachment of a muscle; the moveable part of a muscle during action. The…
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Inserted
Placed in.
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Insect-pollination
Fertilisation of flowers effected by the transfer of pollen to stigma by insects.