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GLOSSARY 
Abortion, arrested and consequently imperfect development or non=deve lopment 
of an organ. Abortive, incompletely or imperfectly formede 
Acaulescent, without proper stems or apparently so. 
Accrescent, enlarging after anthesis or with continued growth, 
Accessory, additional, 
Acerose, stiff, pine-needle-like, 
Acnené, small dry indehiscent l-chambered l-seeded fruite. 
Acicular, sharp and needle-like, 
Actinomorphic, radially symmetrical, 
Acuminate, tapering to a point as though whittled away e 
Acute, sharply pointed but usually not tapered, 
Adherent, united with another body or organ of a different kind, 
Adnate, adhering to; spoken of various organs such as an adnate filament 
which is adherent to the corolla, 
Adventitious, appearing in other than the usual place, as of buds which 
arise other than at the nodes, 
Aerial, growing in the air, hence above ground-line, 
Alternate, not opposite; one from each node, espe of leaves, 
Alveolate, like a honey-comb, 
Ament, a catkin, q.v. 
Amplexicaul, clasping the stem, 
Anastomosing, connecting so as to form a well-defined network. 
Androecium, the stamens as a whole, 
Annuai, of one year's duration from sown seed to death, 
Annular, ringlike,. 
Anterior, at the front or tip; the side away from the axis; inferior, 
Anther, that part of the stamen containing the pollen, 
Anthesis, the time of full development of the flower when the stamens and 
pistil arc functioning and receptive, 
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