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Turbinated :: Turbinated (a.) Shaped like a top, or inverted cone; narrow at the base, and broad at the apex; as, a turbinated ovary, pericarp, or root..

Decollated :: Decollated (a.) Decapitated; worn or cast off in the process of growth, as the apex of certain univalve shells..

Subaquaneous :: Subapical (a.) Being under the apex; of or pertaining to the part just below the apex.

Apex :: Apex (n.) The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.

Midrib :: Midrib (n.) A continuation of the petiole, extending from the base to the apex of the lamina of a leaf..

Crown :: Crown (n.) The vertex or top of an arch; -- applied generally to about one third of the curve, but in a pointed arch to the apex only..

Palmated :: Palmated (a.) Spreading from the apex of a petiole, as the divisions of a leaf, or leaflets, so as to resemble the hand with outspread fingers..

Fissurella :: Fissurella (n.) A genus of marine gastropod mollusks, having a conical or limpetlike shell, with an opening at the apex; -- called also keyhole limpet..

Acroterium :: Acroterium (n.) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment. Acroteria are also sometimes placed upon the gables in Gothic architecture..

Cremaster :: Cremaster (n.) The apex of the last abdominal segment of an insect.

Top :: Top (n.) The highest part of anything; the upper end, edge, or extremity; the upper side or surface; summit; apex; vertex; cover; lid; as, the top of a spire; the top of a house; the top of a mountain; the top of the ground..

Glans :: Glans (n.) The vascular body which forms the apex of the penis, and the extremity of the clitoris..

Oblanceolate :: Oblanceolate (a.) Lanceolate in the reversed order, that is, narrowing toward the point of attachment more than toward the apex..

Apicular :: Apicular (a.) Situated at, or near, the apex; apical..

Receptacle :: Receptacle (n.) The dilated apex of a pedicel which serves as a common support to a head of flowers.

Radiate-veined :: Radiate-veined (a.) Having the principal veins radiating, or diverging, from the apex of the petiole; -- said of such leaves as those of the grapevine, most maples, and the castor-oil plant..

Apexes :: Apexes (pl. ) of Ape.

Turbinated :: Turbinated (a.) Spiral with the whorls decreasing rapidly from a large base to a pointed apex; -- said of certain shells.

Dinotherium :: Dinotherium (n.) A large extinct proboscidean mammal from the miocene beds of Europe and Asia. It is remarkable fora pair of tusks directed downward from the decurved apex of the lower jaw.

Anatropous :: Anatropous (a.) Having the ovule inverted at an early period in its development, so that the chalaza is as the apparent apex; -- opposed to orthotropous..

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