GLOSSARY 



Stipules. Leaf-like or scale-like appendages in pairs at the base of 



the leaf, joined to the stem and sometimes adnate to the petiole. 

 Stolon. A slender branch running on the ground and rooting at 



the joints or nodes. 



Straggling. Spreading at wide angles. 

 Strap-shaped. Flat and linear like a strap or belt. 

 Striped. Having longitudinal lines of color other than green. 

 Strobilus, strobili. An inflorescence made of overlapping scales and 



sporangia, as in the pines. 

 Style. The slender part of the pistil connecting the ovary and 



stigma. 



Subglobose. Nearly globose. 

 Submerged. Growing under water. 

 Subtend. Attached immediately beneath. 

 Succulent. Soft and fleshy or juicy. 



Superior ovary. One to which the receptacle is not adnate. 

 Swollen. Enlarged more than ordinary. 



Tap-root. A main root which extends directly downward. 



Tassel. The staminate inflorescence in the corn. 



Teeth. See tooth. 



Tendril. A slender appendage which serves to support the plant 



by coiling around or adhering to other objects. 

 Terminal. At the outer or free end. 

 Ternately compound. Having three secondary petioles. 

 Terrestrial. Growing on land, not in water. 

 Thallus. A vegetative body without true leaf or stem. 

 Thorn. A sharp-pointed branch, or a sharp appendage arising from 



the woody part of the stem. 



Thread-like. Similar to a thread but usually coarser. 

 Throat. The opening of a tubular flower, the part between the tube 



and the lobes. 



Tooth. A small lobe usually less than ^4 in. long. 

 Trailing. Prostrate on the ground. 



Translucent dots. Those which permit white light to pass through. 

 Tree. A woody plant capable of growing at least twenty feet high, 



with a single self-supporting stem or axis. 

 Triangular. Having three sides or angles. 

 Trifoliate. Applied to a compound leaf with three leaflets. 

 Trunk. The stem or axis of a tree. 

 Tuber. A short, thickened portion of an underground stem, as the 



potato. 



Tubercle. A small wart-like projection. 

 Tuberous. Bearing tubers. 

 Tubular. In the form of a tube, or having the parts joined together 



to form a tube. 

 Tuft. A number close together; a cluster. 



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