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- upward movement of water within the pulvinus joint in response to electrical stimulation was observed in the pulvinus at the base of the petiole (=the leaf...
- leaves is the pulvinus. The stimulus is transmitted as an action potential from a stimulated leaflet to the leaflet's swollen base (pulvinus), and from there...
- Aspergillus pulvinus is a species of fungus in the genus Aspergillus. It is from the Cremei section. The species was first described in 1965. A. pulvinus has...
- p**** the pulvinus at the base of a petiole, and so a local disturbance will not cause all the leaves on the plant to collapse. The pulvinus is a motor...
- swollen regions at either end of the petiole known as pulvina (singular = pulvinus): 97  that are composed of a flexible tissue that allows leaf movement...
- increase in pollinator visits. Sunflowers do not have a pulvinus below their inflorescence. A pulvinus is a flexible segment in the leaf stalks (petiole) of...
- from Old English pyle (akin to Old High German pfuliwi) and from Latin pulvinus. The first known use of the word pillow was before the 12th century. Use...
- of ions (specifically the pot****ium and chloride) out of the pulvinus. Within the pulvinus, there are flexor and extensor cells, and this is where the...
- evergreen needles that are more or less quadrangled, and especially the pulvinus, give it away. Beyond that, determination can become more difficult. Intensive...
- nyctastic movements. Anatomically, the movements are mediated by pulvini. Pulvinus cells are located at the base or apex of the petiole and the flux of water...