leaf shape


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Synonyms for leaf shape

any of the various shape that leaves of plants can assume

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When you reach your starting point, don't change your foot or break the thread because you can continue machine quilting inside and outside of the leaf shape with your walking foot.
Rating system for leaf shape: In order to classify leaf shape, a qualitative system of classification including a visual rating of leaf shape was used.
Kadiret al.,(2012) improved leaf identification system performance using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) which involved combining features derived from leaf shape, vein, color, and texture.
the same leaf shape. 'Long chilli', 'Piment carri' and 'Piment petard' share the same leaf color.
Dr Guerin said that the shift in leaf shapes might, in some cases, have wider ecological consequences.
Additionally, three linear morphometry (LM) variables (total leaf length, maximum leaf width and length-wide proportion) were measured to compare the effectiveness of leaf shape versus leaf size to discriminate between populations.
The scale of the leaf shape (S) was calculated by using leaf length/leaf width.
But even with Plain Jane DNA, there is consistent physical variation among the surveyed orchids--differences in leaf shape and size, pod shape, stem thickness and self-fertility, the researchers report.
(To create your own pattern, use varying sizes of your favorite leaf shape, then draw a vine between the leaves.)
Kenaf cultivars begin growth with a simple, undivided leaf shape. After 7 to 10 nodes, some cultivars such as Everglades 71 (E71) (Wilson et al., 1965), Gregg (Cook and Scott, 2000), SF 459 (Cook and Scott, 1995), and Tainung 2 (T2) convert from the juvenile, shallowly lobed leaf to a deeply divided leaf.
The Cheese Twirls have a flat leaf shape, making them ideal as a base for petit fours, as well as straight snacking.
Not only does ivy appear to easily produce new sprouts of different leaf shape or color, but ivies, (like a number of other plants *,) also have a juvenile stage or form in which overall appearance differs markedly from the adult, or flowering, phase.
Ferns look best grown in groups to create a stunning display, even though they don't have flowers, by mixing plants with different leaf shape, size, texture and colour.