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pectinate
Submitted by Ralph Harbach on Thu, 05/20/2010 - 13:41
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Definition:
(1) A filament with long or short branches arising at regular intervals along one side.
(2) A seta with long branches arising at regular intervals from one side of the main stem; a few small, sparsely arranged branches may arise from the opposite side.
Synonyms:
For filaments: basal pectinate hair. For Setae: feathered hair, pinnate hair, unequally-feathered hair.- 265 reads
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Vestiture: pectinate
