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A Dictionary of Biology | 2004 | Â© A Dictionary of Biology 2004, originally published by Oxford University Press 2004. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

leaf buttress See primordium.

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	Enterprise Florida; a user's guide. (includes interview with Steve Buttress) Magazine article from: Florida Trend; 6/1/1994; ; 700+ words ; ...an entrepreneurial incubator. Steve Buttress has learned at least one thing since...is substantially more complex," says Buttress, who previously headed Nebraska's...tugs have certainly complicated life for Buttress, 52. A genial man, he's had the...
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	Conversational Maxims and Scaffolded Learning in Children with Learning Disabilities: Is the Flying Buttress a Better Metaphor? Magazine article from: Journal of Learning Disabilities; 7/1/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...history knows, the flying buttress made possible the rapid...metaphor is that the flying buttress did not serve only as...Instead, the flying buttress became an integral part...of adults building "buttresses" for a child's learning...
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	Synovis Life Technologies Receives U.S. Patent for Circular Buttress Technology. PR Newswire; 10/31/2006; 700+ words ; ...patent for its Peri-Strips(R) circular stapler buttress. This buttress, like the linear version pioneered by Synovis...that can cause surgical complications. The circular buttress has applications in bariatric surgery to treat morbid...
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