Difference between revisions of "Tubercle"
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| − | '''tubercle''' (''pl.'' tubercles; '' | + | '''tubercle''' ([[Category:Noun]][[:Category:Noun|noun]], ''pl.'' tubercles; ''variant spellings:'' ''sl.'' [[tubercule]], ''pl.'' [[tubercule]]s; ''sl.'' [[tubercue]], ''pl.'' [[tubercuae]], or ''sl.'' [[tubercula]], ''pl.'' [[tuberculae]]; ''synonym:'' wart) – generally a minute, wart-like or [[knob]]-like, [[thalline]] [[protuberance]]; in ''Usnea'' more strictly applied only to superficial structures which are coarser than [[papillae]] (but irregular in form and size) and which generally have a broken [[cortex]] at the tip. ''Related terms:'' [[lamella]]. ''This is:'' [[Category:Part of thallus surface]][[:Category:Part of thallus surface|part of thallus surface]]. |
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tubercle (noun, pl. tubercles; variant spellings: sl. tubercule, pl. tubercules; sl. tubercue, pl. tubercuae, or sl. tubercula, pl. tuberculae; synonym: wart) – generally a minute, wart-like or knob-like, thalline protuberance; in Usnea more strictly applied only to superficial structures which are coarser than papillae (but irregular in form and size) and which generally have a broken cortex at the tip. Related terms: lamella. This is:part of thallus surface.
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