new term request: Hull

[kellogge]

Hi Pankaj -
    I'd still go with synonym of lemma and palea, probably as hull sensu 
Poaceae.  I'd prefer to avoid the first defniition you've listed below, 
since it doesn't pertain to anything botanical (or maybe pertains to 
everything).  Following the second definition, you could have a synonym 
of calyx being hull sensu Rosaceae.
Toby

On Jan 25, 2006, at 3:29 PM, Pankaj Jaiswal wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I need a new term to describe 'hull' in cereal plants. I know experts 
> say that it is nothing different than lemma and palea, the two parts 
> found in grass floret. Therefore the options are to put 'hull' as 
> synonyms of both lemma and palea, which I somehow disagree because the 
> term 'hull' is never used in florets/grass flowers. The usage is only 
> in the grass fruits (caryopsis). It also appears that the same term is 
> used in other families as well. So we need a species/organ specific 
> distinction as well.
>
> # dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
> # persistent enlarged calyx at base of e.g. a strawberry or raspberry
>
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> -Pankaj
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Elizabeth A. Kellogg
E. Desmond Lee and Family Professor of Botanical Studies
Department of Biology
University of Missouri-St. Louis
St. Louis, MO 63121
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