subfloral

English

Alternative forms

• sub-floral

Etymology

From sub- +‎ floral.

Adjective

subfloral (not comparable)

1. (botany) Beneath a flower
   • 1961, Lake S. Gill, Frank G. Hawksworth, The Mistletoes: A Literature Review, page 3:

     DeCandolle (1830) divided the family into two groups based on the presence or absence of a subfloral bract or calyculus.

   • 1966, Candollea - Volume 21, Issue 1, page 88:

     Gynoecial plants somewhat more robust, bracts to 1050- 1350 mu wide (leaves near gynoecia with disk often 4-5 cells high and 12 cells wide at base); bracts and subfloral leaves grading into each other, maximally variable with vigor;

   • 2014, Flora of North America Editorial Committee, Flora of North America North of Mexico: Bryophyta - Part 2, →ISBN, page 191:

     The stems in this family often bear subfloral innovations below the gametangia.

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