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Glossary Term: Terrestrial
Rooting in the ground. About one quarter of all orchids are terrestrials.
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Taxa
Taxon
Taxonomy
Tegula
Terete
Terminal
Terrestrial
Tessellate
Testa
Tetrad
Thecae
Throat
Tomentose
Triangular
Trichome
Tridentate
Trilocular
Trullate
Truncate
Tuber
Tuberoid
Tubular
Tumid
Turbinate
Turgid
Type
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