appressed
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The leaves of conifers are characterized by their small size, e.g. the needle-form represented by Pinus, Cedrus, Larix, &c., the linear flat or angular leaves, appressed to the branches, of Thuja, Cupressus, Libocedrus, &c.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
Gland.—A deep pit, conspicuously prominent on the outside of the petals, covered within by appressed hairs.
From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons
Scales of the hemispherical involucre ovate or lanceolate, membranaceous or coriaceous, nearly equal, appressed in 2 or 3 ranks, little shorter than the disk.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Asa Gray
Involucre.—Silky hairy; broadly campanulate; with imbricated, appressed bracts.
From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons
Scales of the hemispherical involucre imbricated somewhat in 2 rows, appressed, with narrow membranaceous margins.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Asa Gray
