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China blue
(Colour) pale blue.
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Chim(a)era
Plant or part of plant with cells of two genetically different types, by mutation or by grafting.
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Chestnut
(Colour) reddish brown. The comestible seed, ensconced in a sleek tawny shell surrounded by a thorny husk, emanates from a deciduous tree that is a member of the Fagaceae family, encompassing both the oak and beech species. This seed, also known as a chestnut, can be subjected to various culinary preparations such as roasting, boiling…
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Chasmophyte, chasmophytic
Growing in rock crevices or on rock faces in narrow ravines.
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Chasmogamy
Condition of being pollinated when flowers are open.
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Chasmogamous
Pollinated when flowers are open.
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Chartaceous
Thin and stiff, like paper. Papery, or parchment-like in character.
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Character weighting
A tariff applied to determine which characters are most important in establishing putative relationships.
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Character state
Any of the alternative forms or values a given character can have (e.g. present or absent; alternate, opposite or whorled).
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Character
Single technical difference, used to distinguish taxa; a feature of a plant The sum of a person’s relatively fixed personality traits and habitual modes of response. Character develops over time, is related to infantile solutions to particular conflicts, and is slow to change, even with psychoanalytic interventions. A feature of a plant that is used…
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