GLOSSARY 



ACHENE (from a Greek negative and a word to gape): a 

 small, hard fruit that does not open by valves to distribute 

 its seed. Achenes of the Wild Strawberry (Fragaria vir- 

 q inland) are the small, hard seeds in the soft pulp. 



ACUMINATE (from Latin, signifying to sharpen) : tapering 

 to a point. Leaves of the Beaked Hazlenut (Carylus 

 rostrata) are acuminate. 



ANTHER (from Greek for a flower) : that organ at the top 

 of the stamen which bears the pollen. Anthers of the Day 

 Lily (Hemerocallis fulva), if pinched, drop yellow pollen. 



BERRY (from Anglo-Saxon with same meaning) : a succu- 

 lent fruit, in which the seeds are enveloped in pulp. Fruit 

 of the Gooseberry (Ribes oxyacanthoides) is a berry. 



BRACT, BRACTLET (from Latin for a thin plate of metal). 

 Bract: any leaf that supports a flower or a group of flowers. 

 It may closely resemble the other leaves or may be more 

 or less modified in form or in colour. Bractlet : a secondary 

 bract. Bracts of the Evening Primrose ((Enothera murl- 

 cata) are green and closely resemble the leaves. 



CALYX (from Greek and Latin with same meaning): the 

 outer circle of the showy part of the flower. Calyx of 

 the Hedge Bindweed (Convolvulus sepium) is green, but 

 of the Larger Blue Flag (Iris versicolor) is blue. 



CAPSULE (from Latin for a small box or case) : a dry form 

 of fruit that contains more than one seed and opens by 

 valves or slits. Fruit of the Evening Primrose ((Enothera 

 biennis) is a capsule. 



CATKIN (a diminutive, from Anglo Saxon with same mean- 

 ing) : a spike of unisexual flowers, sometimes the two kinds 



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