| Flower's dental index | Relation of the dental length (distance from the mesial surface of the first premolar to the distal surface of the third molar) to the basinasal (basion to nasion) length: (dental length ×100)/basinasal length, a system of numbers for indicating comparative size of the teeth. Synonym: Flower's dental index. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| dental index | Relation of the dental length (distance from the mesial surface of the first premolar to the distal surface of the third molar) to the basinasal (basion to nasion) length: (dental length ×100)/basinasal length, a system of numbers for indicating comparative size of the teeth. Synonym: Flower's dental index. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| dental plaque index | An index which scores the degree of dental plaque accumulation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| superior dental branches of superior dental plexus | Branches passing from the superior dental plexus to the roots of the teeth of the upper jaw. Synonym: rami dentales superiores plexus dentalis superioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior dental branches of inferior dental plexus | Branches passing from the inferior dental plexus to the roots of the teeth of the lower jaw. Synonym: rami dentales inferiores plexus dentalis inferioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| accessory flower part | <plant biology> Sepal and petal organs found on flowers. The sepals and petals are not essential for pollination but may aid in attracting insects or other organisms. (15 Jan 1998) |
| gang-flower | <botany> The common English milkwort (Polygala vulgaris), so called from blossoming in gang week. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| perfect flower | <botany> A flower with both essential and accessory organs. (13 Nov 1997) |
| noon-flower | <botany> The goat's beard, whose flowers close at midday. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| disc flower | The radially symmetrical flowers in the family Compositae, as distinguished from the ligulate ray flowers. (09 Oct 1997) |
| imperfect flower | A flower containing stamen and pistil organs required for pollination but lacking sepals or petals or both of these organs. (09 Oct 1997) |
| joseph's flower | <botany> A composite herb (Tragopogon pratensis), of the same genus as the salsify. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| flower | The sexual reproductive structure of the angiosperms, typically consisting of gynoecium, androecium and perianth and the main stem bearing these parts. (09 Oct 1997) |
| flower basket of Bochdalek | Part of the choroid plexus of the fourth ventricle protruding through Luschka's foramen and resting on the dorsal surface of the glossopharyngeal nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flower-de-luce | <botany> A genus of perennial herbs (Iris) with swordlike leaves and large three-petaled flowers often of very gay colours, but probably white in the plant first chosen for the royal French emblem. There are nearly one hundred species, natives of the north temperate zone. Some of the best known are Iris Germanica, I. Florentina, I. Persica, I. Sambucina, and the American I. Versicolour, I. Prismatica, etc. Origin: Corrupted fr. Fleur-de-lis. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| flower/er | A plant which flowers or blossoms. "Many hybrids are profuse and persistent flowerers." (Darwin) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |