new term suggestion: cauline & basal axillary branches

[Pankaj Jaiswal]

Peter Stevens wrote:
>> Peter Stevens wrote:
>>
>>>> Hi Everyone,
>>>>
>>>> We had a discussion on this sometime back but the terms never made 
>>>> it to the plant structure ontology. Here is it again.
>>>>
>>>> new term : cauline axillary branch
>>>> def: an axillary branch that forms  above ground level and on an 
>>>> elongated (cauline) internode
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>>>
>>> Note that there will nearly always be problems with definitions like 
>>> this that have two independent variables.  What does one do with 
>>> axillary shoots associated with short internodes on above-ground 
>>> branches, e.g. some magnolia, rhododendron, Enkianthus. apple relatives?
>>>
>>> P.
>>>
>>
>> Any suggestions on alternate definition.
> 
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> an axillary branch that forms above ground level?
> 
> P.
We are back to the same thing. Both cauline and basal are above ground. 
So how can one put this into definition (how much above ground?), making 
sure the definitions are different and apply discretely to cauline and 
basal branches.

We can't stay generic.

-Pankaj