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accessory cost original
definition Biomass investment [OMIT:0008566] in reproductive tissues [CARO:0000043] other than the seeds [PO:0009010]. These tissues include prepollination (flower, nectar, and pollen) and postpollination (packaging, protective and dispersal [EnvThes:21038] tissues) as well as aborted floral parts.
ambient photosynthetic rate original
definition Photosynthetic rate [TO:0001015] in a plant whose photosystem [GO:0009521] I and II reaction centers [GO:0009538; GO:0009539] are exposed to ambient [NCIT:C62306] photosynthetically active radiation [ENVO:01001864] levels and ambient atmospheric carbon dioxide [ENVO:01000451] concentrations [PATO:0000033] while the measurement is made.
bark water content original
definition A bark mass trait [APD:trait_group_0012006] which is the mass [PATO:0000125] of water [CHEBI:15377] in a section of bark [PO:0004518].
coarse root original
definition A root greater than 2 mm in diameter. The alternative to fine roots [EnvThes:20581].
ignition original
definition The act of causing something to start burning [Merriam-Webster Dictionary].
fresh mass original
definition The mass [PATO:0000125] of tissue [CARO_0000043] before it is dried; the mass of the tissue when it is fresh [EnvThes:21976].
leaf water content original
definition A leaf mass trait [TO:0000505] which is the total mass [PATO:0000125] of water [CHEBI:15377] in a leaf [PO:0025034].
maximum photosynthetic rate, Amax original
definition Photosynthetic rate [TO:0001015] in a plant whose photosystem [GO:0009521] I and II reaction centers [GO:0009538; GO:0009539] are saturated [NCIT_C61427] by photosynthetically active radiation [ENVO:01001864] and which is exposed to saturating atmospheric carbon dioxide [ENVO:01000451] concentrations [PATO:0000033] while the measurement is made.
merism original
definition The repetition of similar parts, units, or segments within the structure of an organism. [www.lexico.com]
non-structural carbohydrates original
definition Carbohydrates [CHEBI:16646], including starches [CHEBI:28017] and sugars [APD_glossary:glossary_40106], that are relatively easy to metabolise [NCIT:C19536] by both plants and animals.