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Glossary Term: Ontogeny
The development of an individual organism or an organ.
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Obcordate
Obcuneate
Obdeltoid
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Oblique
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Oblongoid
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Obovate-lanceolate
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Obovoid
Obreniform
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Ontogeny
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Ovary
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