The total water used by plants through transpiration and evaporation from soil.

Touching or adjacent without overlapping (describing plant parts or distributions).

Uninterrupted in space or time (e.g., continuous flowering throughout a season).

Twisted or bent out of the normal shape (applied to leaves, petals in bud, etc.).

A level area bounded by ridges following the land’s contour to conserve water and soil.

Plowing along elevation contours to reduce soil erosion.

A terrace constructed along elevation contours to control water flow.

Following the elevation lines of the land’s surface.

Narrowed or shortened (describing inflorescences, stems, or other structures).

Coming together from different directions (e.g., veins meeting at a point).