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femur
In insects, the upper section of the leg closest to the thorax.
FF
Fontenelle Forest
filament
The thread-like stem of a stamen.
floret
Small flowers crowding the head of a composite flower.
florets
Plural of floret - small flowers crowding the head of a composite flower.
foliose
In lichens, the type with a leaf-like structure, growing close to the substrate.
forb
A flowering herb other than a grass.
fruiting body
The conspicuous and familiar part of many fungi which contains the reproductive structures.
fruticose
In lichens, the type having a bushy appearance which may also have branches.
gametophyte
In mosses, the green, leafy portion of the plant. See also sporophyte.
gemmae
In liverworts, disk-shaped bodies serving in reproduction.
genus
A group of closely related species (plural: genera).
glume
One of a pair of bracts at the base of a grass spikelet.
GM
Gifford Memorial (Boardwalk)
haltere
In flies (Diptera), a small, knobbed appendage on each side of the thorax representing the hind wings.
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