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Pulvinus
Translation of "pulvinus" into Russian
pulvinus
Noun
UK
/pʌlˈvaɪ.nəs/
US
/pʌlˈvaɪ.nəs/
pulvinus
pulvini pl
pulvinuses pl
пульвинус
The pulvinus is a motor organ at the base of a plant leaf or leaflet.
Пульвинус - это моторный орган у основания листа или листочка растения.
Definitions
pulvinus
Noun
UK
/pʌlˈvaɪ.nəs/
US
/pʌlˈvaɪ.nəs/
A joint-like swelling at the base of a leaf stalk (petiole) or leaflet that enables the organ to change its orientation through reversible turgor pressure changes.
Rapid shifts in turgor within the pulvinus cause the sensitive plant's leaves to fold inward.