During the night the upper or smoother surfaces of the leaves are appressed together, this would seem to shew that the office of this surface of the leaf was to expose the fluids of the plant to the light as well as to the air.
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Appressed
Synonyms for "appressed" (10 found)
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3 entriesMore specific
9 entriesbract appressedleaf appressedleaf appressionpetal appressedpetal appressionscale appressionstem appressionsurface contacttissue contact
Collocations
10 entriesappress against the surfaceappress to the stemappress toward the axisappressed leavesappressed marginsappressed petalsappressed sepalsappressed surfaceappressed to the receptaclebotanical appression
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
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1 entriesSample sentences
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