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Glossary Term: Hood

The hood-shaped apical part of the column in some orchids (e.g. Acriopsis, Coelogyne), part of the clinandrium.

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Hood

Halophytes
Hamulus
Haploid
Hastate
Helicoid
Hemiterete
Herbaceous
Herbarium
Heteranthous
Heteroblastic
Hippocrepiform
Hirsute
Hispid
Holotype
Homoblastic
Homologous
Homonym
Homoplaseous
Homoplasy
Hood
Hyaline
Hygroscopic
Hypochilium
Hysteranthous

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