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- Decoction
- A liquid preparation made by boiling a plant in water.
- Decreaser
- A plant that decreases in abundance under grazing.
- Decumbent
- The stems or branches recline on the ground, but the seed head is upright. See drawing of stem forms.
- Decurrent
- Extending downward from the point of attachment. See drawing of leaf attachments.
- Dehiscent
- Splitting into one or more apertures at maturity and thereby releasing the contents.
- Dentate
- A toothed leaf margin with the teeth projecting outward.
- Diadelphous
- Stamens with filaments united in two groups, often unequal in number.
- Diffuse
- Loosely spreading.
- Dioecious
- The staminate (male) and pistillate (female) flowers occur on separate plants.
- Discoid
- Applied to flower heads of Asteraceae having only tubular flowers; or flattened and round like a disk (solid shape).
- Distal
- Away from the main axis.
- Disturbed
- Habitats impacted by settlement.
- Diuretic
- A substance that increases the amount of urine passed.
- Dropsy
- A medical condition where fluid gathers in parts of the body, causing swelling.
- Drupe
- A fleshy fruit with one seed enclosed in a stony endocarp.