Unsegmented

Unsegmented or Nonsegmental [ Botany - Biology ]
Antonym: Segmented

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	Unsegmented means having a body structure composed by one continuous part or piece, that is not divided into segments.

Most of plants are unsegmented that is they have a continuous (virtually unlimited) growth of roots and stems, which is precisely there is not a determined or established limit of growth fixed in advance (indeterminate growth).

By the other hand, plants with segments are genetically programmed to expand for a limited time and then stop growing (determinate growth)

Compare with (antonym): Segmented

Unsegmented or Nonsegmental Habit [ Habit of growth - Botany]


	An unsegmented or nonsegmental habit is a vegetative features that describe a plant having stems and branches that are not divided into segments.

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