upward movement of water within the pulvinus joint in response to electrical stimulation was observed in the pulvinus at the base of the petiole (=the leaf...

swollen regions at either end of the petiole known as pulvina (singular = pulvinus): 97  that are composed of a flexible tissue that allows leaf movement...

Aspergillus pulvinus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Cremei section. The species was first described in 1965. A. pulvinus has...

pass the pulvinus at the base of a petiole, and so a local disturbance will not cause all the leaves on the plant to collapse. The pulvinus is a motor...

leaves is the pulvinus. The stimulus is transmitted as an action potential from a stimulated leaflet to the leaflet's swollen base (pulvinus), and from there...

nyctastic movements. Anatomically, the movements are mediated by pulvini. Pulvinus cells are located at the base or apex of the petiole and the flux of water...

increase in pollinator visits. Sunflowers do not have a pulvinus below their inflorescence. A pulvinus is a flexible segment in the leaf stalks (petiole) of...

of ions (specifically the potassium and chloride) out of the pulvinus. Within the pulvinus, there are flexor and extensor cells, and this is where the...

evergreen needles that are more or less quadrangled, and especially the pulvinus, give it away. Beyond that, determination can become more difficult. Intensive...

75 cm Length petioles 2.98 cm Length of pulvinus region 1.20 cm Length : breadth of lamina: 4.00 Length of pulvinus : petiole: 0.42 Length of lamina : petiole:...

a small joint the plant possesses between the stem and leaf, called a pulvinus. Calathea flowers can be yellow, purple, and white and bloom in the summer...

base, the leaves narrow abruptly to a petiole set on a forward-angled pulvinus. The petiole is twisted at the base so it is almost parallel with the stem...

performed by motor cells in a flexible segment just below the flower, called a pulvinus. The motor cells are specialized in pumping potassium ions into nearby...

heliotropism in leaves, as the moving mechanism for leaves exists in the pulvinus. Since flowers do not have pulvini, the movement is caused by increased...

ornamental band In Ionic architecture, an ornamental band that encircles the pulvinus, or bolster of the capital The sub-cinctorium, a papal garment This disambiguation...

directly at Glaber and nicks his cheek. Glaber, the last to leave the pulvinus, chances upon Senator Albinius (Ilithyia's father) trapped beneath a fallen...

throughout the cells cause the increase in turgor pressure. When touched, the pulvinus is activated and exudes contractile proteins, which in turn increases turgor...

parallel to the midrib. The petiole may be winged, and swollen into a pulvinus at the base.[citation needed] The inflorescence is a spike or panicle,...

the apodyterium (H), which, like the one in the men's bath, has a seat (pulvinus, gradus) on either side built up against the wall. This opens upon a cold...

Sigillina moebiusi (Hartmeyer, 1905) Sigillina nigra (Herdman, 1899) Sigillina pulvinus Kott, 2003 Sigillina signifera (Sluiter, 1909) Sigillina vasta Millar,...

from Old English pyle (akin to Old High German pfuliwi) and from Latin pulvinus. The first known use of the word pillow was before the 12th century. Though...

extrapulmonary, intrapulmonary, pulmonary pulvinus pulvin- cushion, pillow pulvilli, pulvinar, pulvinated, pulvinus pulvis pulver- dust, powder pulverize...

attaching to a stem at a node. Petiolule - the leaf stalk of a leaflet. Pulvinus – the swollen base of a petiole or petiolule, usually involved in leaf...

(called motor cells) in a turgor-sensitive part of the plant called the pulvinus, located at the juncture of the leaf base and the petiole. The cumulative...

the image was anthropomorphic, the left arms were rested on a cushion (pulvinus) in the attitude of reclining to eat. The couches (pulvinar) were set out...

powdery or crumbly particles as if pulverized. pulvinate Having a pulvinus. pulvinus a swelling at either end of a petiole of a leaf or petiolule of a...

Leaves green, sessile or shortly but distinctly petiolate, petiole with pulvinus, lower side, lower side of leaves mostly lanuginose. Inflorescence often...

He is present at most of the games at the arena and is killed when the pulvinus collapses on top of him. Numerius Calavius (Lliam Powell). The son of magistrate...

83 in) wide, with a gland usually 8–12 mm (0.31–0.47 in) above the pulvinus, the pulvinus itself 2–6 mm (0.079–0.236 in) long. The flowers are borne in spherical...

and that are usually clustered towards branch tips; petiole including pulvinus at both ends; odoriferous, unisexual, polygamomonoecious or -dioecious...