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| − | '''maculiform''' ( | + | '''maculiform''' ([[Category:Adjective]][[:Category:Adjective|adjective]]) – forming [[orbicular]] to ± irregular patches (originating from or in the shape of [[maculae]]); (1) shaped like a dot (related term: [[punctiform]], which, however, generally refers to smaller, more tiny spots); (2) referring to a type of small, rounded, flattened, laminal [[soralium]], as in ''Phaeophyscia orbicularis''. |
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maculiform (adjective) – forming orbicular to ± irregular patches (originating from or in the shape of maculae); (1) shaped like a dot (related term: punctiform, which, however, generally refers to smaller, more tiny spots); (2) referring to a type of small, rounded, flattened, laminal soralium, as in Phaeophyscia orbicularis.
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