Botanical Words Alphabetical List - SQ

SQUAMA:A scale or scale-like structure.

SQUAMACEOUS: Scaly.

SQUAMELLA: A small scale.

SQUAMIFORM: Having the shape, character, or appearance of a scale.

SQUAMOUS: Scaly or scale-like.

SQUAMOUS BULB: A bulb in which the outer scales are distinct, fleshy, and overlapping; a scaly bulb.

SQUAMULE: A tiny scale.

SQUAMULIFORM: Having the form or character of a squamule.

SQUARROSE: Rough with spreading processes, as the whorls of small leaves of various Compositae (daisy family).

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