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Saturday Word: Fasciation
Aug. 17th, 2024 10:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
med_catToday's word is brought to you by one of my erudite friends, minoanmiss
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Fasciation (pronounced /ˌfæʃiˈeɪʃən/, from the Latin root meaning "band" or "stripe"), also known as cresting, is a relatively rare condition of
abnormal growth in vascular plants in which the apical meristem (growing tip), which normally is concentrated around a single point and produces
approximately cylindrical tissue, instead becomes elongated perpendicularly to the direction of growth, thus producing flattened, ribbon-like,
crested (or "cristate"), or elaborately contorted tissue.[1] Fasciation may also cause plant parts to increase in weight and volume in some
instances.[2] The phenomenon may occur in the stem, root, fruit, or flower head.
You can read more and see some illustrations in this Wikipedia article
And there are lots more amazing illustrations in this article from MSN Lifestyle
minoanmiss ~~~~~~~~~~~
Fasciation (pronounced /ˌfæʃiˈeɪʃən/, from the Latin root meaning "band" or "stripe"), also known as cresting, is a relatively rare condition of
abnormal growth in vascular plants in which the apical meristem (growing tip), which normally is concentrated around a single point and produces
approximately cylindrical tissue, instead becomes elongated perpendicularly to the direction of growth, thus producing flattened, ribbon-like,
crested (or "cristate"), or elaborately contorted tissue.[1] Fasciation may also cause plant parts to increase in weight and volume in some
instances.[2] The phenomenon may occur in the stem, root, fruit, or flower head.
You can read more and see some illustrations in this Wikipedia article
And there are lots more amazing illustrations in this article from MSN Lifestyle
