slender+elongation

  • 41Mycena galericulata — Mycena galericulata …

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  • 42Melanotaenia duboulayi — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Ch …

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  • 43stylohyoid muscle — n a slender muscle that arises from the posterior surface of the styloid process of the temporal bone, inserts into the body of the hyoid bone, and acts to elevate and retract the hyoid bone resulting in elongation of the floor of the mouth… …

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  • 44stipe — [[t]staɪp[/t]] n. 1) bot a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower 2) bot zool. stipes • Etymology: 1775–85; < F < L… …

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  • 45stipe — I. /staɪp/ (say stuyp) noun 1. Also, stipes. Botany a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalk like elongation of the receptacle of a flower. 2. Zoology a stem like part,… …