Bristle flijlj^ A stiff hair. 



Bristly ^W\^%^fy Having bristles. 



Bud scale ^p,if One of the scales covering a bud. 



Bud scale scar ^MM The mark left where a bud scale was detached. 



Bulb BiM A leaf bud with fleshy scales, usually developing underground. 



Bulbiferous ^jPUffft Bulb-bearing. 



Bulbil $0? A small bulb. 



Bulblets /Jn)!jM Small bulbs. 



Bullate ^WfiJ^kMtft Blistered, swollen, inflated. 



Bur ilrfg A densely prickly fruit. 



Bursicle 'M^jj^ A small pouch. 



Bush ft^Etf!^ A low densely branching shrub. 



Caducous ^t^^S Dropping off early. 



Caespitose ft^g^ Growing in tufts. 



Calcareous fcJK'K&l Of or preferring limestone. 



Callus Utt: An enlarged extension of the lemma below its point of insertion (in a 



grass spikelet). 

 Calyx, (pi. calyces) ~fc% The outer floral envelope. 

 Calyx lobes ^M.Y\ Divisions of the calyx. 



Calyx tube ~%1S\ The tubular structure formed by union of the sepals. 

 Campaiiulate MV\$] Bell-shaped. 

 Canal p An internal channel. 

 Canaliculate ^H&tj Channelled. 



Canescent ^K&^^J Densely covered with grey hairs; hoary. 

 Capillary ^Iffl^ Slender, hair-like. 

 Capitate M^t^ Growing in heads. 

 Capsular 0^^W Having capsules. 

 Capsule f^ A dry dehiscent fruit. 

 Carinal f|#$:Eft Relating to the keel. 



Carnivorous jktkPti Flesh-eating, applied to plants which digest insects or other small 



animals. 

 Carpel ibfe, H/i A simple pistil, representing a single female sporophyll. 

 Carpellate i&fctfj Having carpels. 



Carpophore H$f M A stalk which supports the carpels within the flower. 

 Cartilaginous H#5t Hard and tough, leathery. 

 Caruncle ffi-$. A wart or protuberance near the hilum of a seed. 

 Caryopsis |HH A superior one-seeded fruit in which the ovary wall is united to the 



seed-coat; the grain of a grass. 

 Castaneous ^fe Chestnut-colored. 

 Catadromous Tfffi^J m venation of fern leaves, with the first set of nerves of each 



segment on the lower side of the midrib; opposite of anadromous. 

 Catkin ^MitFf- A deciduous spike of unisexual apetalous flowers; an anient. 

 Caudate JH$:£$ Having a slender, tail-like appendage. 



Caudex Hg The persistent base of an herbaceous perennial; an upright rootstock. 

 Caulescent -j^Igfi^ Apparently having a stalk or stem. 

 Cauline H>^feKj Arising from the stem. 



Cell ^H The cavity of an ovary containing ovules or seeds. 

 Centimeter (cm.) MtR One hundredth of a meter. 

 Chaffy HfEjf ^ Having papery scales. 



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