Etymology
Origin of awl-shaped
First recorded in 1755–65
Example Sentences
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Leaves linear and spreading; also some awl-shaped and imbricated on flowering branchlets.—Swamps,
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
Filaments awl-shaped, naked; anthers as in Pyrola, but conspicuously 2-horned.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
Stigma elongated awl-shaped, hairy down one side, persistent.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
Resiniferous trees or shrubs, with mostly awl-shaped or needle-shaped and evergreen leaves, and monœcious or diœcious flowers.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
Ovary 3-celled; styles 3, thick, awl-shaped, recurved, stigmatic down their whole length inside.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
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