| Rhododendron |
any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers
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| rhodopsin |
visual purple: a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light
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| Rhododendron |
Rhododendron (from the Greek: rhodos, "rose"; dendron, "tree") is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. This is such a large genus that the plants are organised by subgenus, section, subsection and series. These subgenera can be basically divided into four groups:*Subgenus Rhododendron: small leaf or lepidotes (with scales on the underside of their leaves). Type: Rhododendron ferrugineum L. ...
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| rhodopsin |
ro-DOP-sin A pigment molecule stored in rod cells of the retina. Light splits rhodopsin, which depolarizes the rod cell and provokes an action potential. 644
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| rhodopsin |
The light-sensitive receptor protein in rod cells of the retina. When rhodopsin absorbs a photon of light, its molecular shape is changed and it releases energy, leading ultimately to an electrical signal.
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