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Apetalous, without petals, 
Apical, at the tip, 
Apiculate, bearing a minute point at the apex, 
Apogamous, developed without fertiligation, 
Appressed, lying close to, as of flowers against the stem or hairs against 
the surface of a leaf, 
Approximate, close together but still not crowled, 
Aquatic, living normally in water, wholly submersed or with only the base 
in water. 
Arachnoid, cobwebbys: of soft slender tangled hairs not kinked, 
Arcuate, bent like a bow. 
Areolate, divided into small areas; reticulate, 
Aril, an appendage growing at or about the hilum of a seed, Arilate, having 
an aril. 
Aristate, tipped with a short bristle or slender projection, 
Articulate, jointed, 
Ascending, rising obliquely upwards, as at an angle of 45°, 
Asexual, without sex, 
Attenuate, long-tapering,. 
Auricle, a flap-like appendage more or less resembling an ear growing at 
the base of a leaf or petal, Auriculate,possessing auricles, 
Awl-shaped, slenderly tapering as in ea pen-holder to a slender or rigid 
point. 
Awn, a slender stiffish bristle, Awned, provided with a bristle, 
Axil, the angle formed by a leaf with the stem, Axillary, borne within or 
pertaining to an axil. 
