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(In taxonomy) a grouping that does not reflect relationships, but is based either on superficial similarities or on only a few characters, such as the number of stamens.  

An individual segment of a fruit constricted at intervals and breaking along these constrictions (e.g. a lomentum); The constituent parts of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, which governs the application of scientific names in botany. The current Code is the Vienna Code (McNeill et al., 2006).  

(Of growth) stopped.  

(In grass leaves) chlorenchyma cells with cell wall invaginations.  

General term for the presence of spines, prickles etc. In biology, a structure that serves to protect or is used to attack a predator (e.g., a stinger). The rotating component within a generator or motor, positioned amidst the field poles, is responsible for carrying windings where the electromotive force acts to drive the machine’s operation.…

Bearing a small, sharp bristle.