ensanchadas y abrazaderas en la base
English translation: narrowed and constricted at the base (bot., zool.)
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| 4 | narrowed and constricted at the base |
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| 4 | with broad, sheathing base |
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25 mins confidence: 
narrowed and constricted at the base Explanation: Es solamente una traduccion literal, sin embargo genera varios golpes de google... aunque la mayoria de las referencias se refieran a los insectos y no a las plantas. Reference: http://www.botanicus.org/primeocr/botanicus5/BCA_00_00_0/bca... |
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with broad, sheathing base Explanation: sheathing: clasping or enveloping the stem. http://members.iinet.net.au/~weeds/western_weeds/glossary.ht... Perichætial leaves erect, subulate from a broad sheathing-base, papillose on the margins and backs. Fruitstalk terminal, ½in. long, red. Capsules ovate. ... rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_29/rsnz_29_00_003990.html and have leaves with a broad sheathing base and a narrow blade. ... links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-9122(199805)85:5%3C714:SAGODF%3E2.0.CO;2-T - The most prominent shared features, although reduced, are a broad sheathing base (the scale) with one or more long slender lateral teeth (the 'stipule'), ... www.biosci.utexas.edu/prc/DigFlora/BERB/Bscale.html - |
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