Persistent

Persistent [ Botany ]

Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names


	*Remaining attached to the plant, even if shrunken, beyond the expected time of falling until the part that bears it is fully matured*

For example: of sepals not falling after flowering, of a leaf base, remaining attached to the plant after the leaf or frond has been shed or floral remnants persisting on a ripe fruit. Compare with: Accrescent, Caducuous, Deciduous, Deliquescent, Fugacious, Marcescent

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