fasciculate

  • 41fascicle — 1620s, from L. fasciculus a small bundle, a bunch, dim. of fascis (see FASCES (Cf. fasces)). As part of a work published in installments, 1640s (also fascicule, from French). Related: Fasciculate; fasciculation …

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  • 42actinostachys —   Gk aktinos, ray; stachys, spike as of an ear of wheat. Racemes sessile and densely fasciculate …

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  • 43astroclada —   Gk aster, star; klados, stem. Culms with numerous densely fasciculate branches …

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  • 44isostachyus —   Gk isos, equal; stachys, spike as of an ear of wheat. Ultimate racemes of the inflorescence fasciculate and of the same length …

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  • 45scoparia —   , scoparium, scoparius   L. scopa, twig or scopae, several twigs or a broom; aria, pertaining to.   1) Inflorescences condensed resembling a broom. Andropogon scoparius, Agrostis scoparia, Aristida scoparia, Axonopus scoparius, Bromus scoparius …

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  • 46fascicle — [ fasɪk(ə)l] noun 1》 (also fascicule kju:l) a separately published instalment of a book. 2》 (also fasciculus fa sɪkjʊləs) Anatomy & Biology a bundle of structures, such as nerves or muscle fibres. Derivatives fascicled adjective fascicul …

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  • 47verticilate —   Arranged in whorls; fasciculate, e.g. the leaflets of the common form of Ceratozamia hildae …

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  • 48fascicular — /fəˈsɪkjulə/ (say fuh sikyoohluh) adjective relating to or forming a fascicle; fasciculate. {fascicul(us) + ar1} …

  • 49fascicle — n. 1 (also fascicule) a separately published instalment of a book, usu. not complete in itself. 2 a bunch or bundle. 3 (also fasciculus) Anat. a bundle of fibres. Derivatives: fascicled adj. fascicular adj. fasciculate adj. fasciculation n.… …

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  • 50Winteraceae — noun small family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees of genera Drimys and Pseudowintera; sometimes included in Magnoliaceae • Syn: ↑family Winteraceae, ↑winter s bark family • Hypernyms: ↑magnoliid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Ranales, ↑ …

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