Dorsiventral

Word DORSIVENTRAL
Character 12
Hyphenation dor si ven tral
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Dorsiventral"

What do we mean by dorsiventral?

Flattened and having distinct upper and lower surfaces, as most leaves do. adjective

Extending from a dorsal to a ventral surface. adjective

In anatomy, same as dorsabdominal.

In botany, same as bifacial, 2.

Also dorsoventral.

Having distinct upper and lower surfaces, as most common leaves. The leaves of the iris are not dorsiventral. adjective

See Dorsoventral. adjective

Dorsoventral adjective

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The word "dorsiventral" in example sentences

With hardly an exception the liverworts are dorsiventral, and usually one side is turned to the substratum and the other exposed to the light. ❋ Various (N/A)

The dorsiventral thallus is constructed on the same plan throughout the group, and shows a lower region composed of cells containing little chlorophyll and an upper stratum specialized for assimilation and transpiration. ❋ Various (N/A)

In these cases the shoot system is often more or less dorsiventral, and the sexual organs are borne on short lateral branches (e.g. _Thuidium tamariscinum_). ❋ Various (N/A)

Advance has been along two lines, markedly in relation to insect-pollination, one of which has culminated in the hypogynous epipetalous bicarpellate forms with dorsiventral often large and loosely arranged flowers such as occur in Scrophulariaceae, and the other in the epigynous bicarpellate small-flowered families of which the Compositae represent the most elaborate type. ❋ Various (N/A)

Monocotyledons a similar advance from hypogyny to epigyny is observed, and from the dorsiventral to the radial type of flower. ❋ Various (N/A)

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