Sucker W&, ftlffi^ A shoot originating underground. 



Suffrutescent, sujfruticose ¥-Mif.V\ Somewhat shrubby. 



Sulcate JlfttW Grooved or furrowed. 



Superior Jifiift Of an ovary when the calyx and corolla are inserted below it. 



Suture H A junction or union, as between 2 carpels. 



Syconium MMttff A hollow multiple fruit, as that of Ficus. 



Sympodium n't'i'l A stem made up of a series of superposed branches appearing like 



a single axis, as in Vitis. 

 Synantherous PjUftfi*! Where stamens are united by their anthers. 

 Syncarp {$>bf!iW< A fleshy multiple or aggregate fruit. 

 Syncarpous fefofctfy Composed of 2 or more united carpels. 

 Tap root i|R A root with a stout tapering body. 

 Tawny MWj& Fulvous, brownish yellow. 



Tendril #f| A filiform outgrowth of stem or leaf by which a plant may climb. 

 Terete MWJ& Cylindric. 

 Terminal ]J[^f£ At the end or apex. 

 Terminal bud ]f(|p A bud which is apical. 

 Ternate EEffifriJ In threes. 



Terrestrial $£& Used for plants of the dry ground. 

 Testa ^Mi^ The outer, usually hard, coat of a seed. 



Tetradynamous E3jjj§$£$ii Having 4 long stamens and 2 short, as in Cruciferae. 

 Tetragonous HfsEft 4-angled. 



Thallus MV\W- A green plant body not separated into stem and leaf. 

 Thorn M A sharp-pointed modified branch. 

 Thorny M^M-M With thorns. 



Throat Wtfk The mouth of a gamopetalous corolla. 

 Thyrsoid WM.V\ Like a thyrsus. 

 Thyrsus WWM^fcit^f A mixed inflorescence in which the main axis is like a panicle 



while the branches are cymose. 

 Tomentose |£M^; Covered with dense matted hairs. 

 Tomentulose SfSrlM^ Somewhat tomentose. 

 Tomentum W^ A dense mat of hairs. 

 Toothed Ai-^J Dentate. 



Torulose 1&J'kV\ Knobby; where a cylindric body is swollen at intervals. 

 Torus 7t:tl; The receptacle of a flower. 

 Trailing H$ilf$ Prostrate, but not rooting. 

 Transverse fjtJlHj Across. 



Tree ^jjyfc, |tf A woody plant with an evident trunk. 

 Trichome ^ A hair-like outgrowth of the epidermis. 

 Trichotomous Hj^I^J 3-forked. 

 Trifoliate -%-M^ 3-leaved. 

 Trifoliolate -jl^'M^ With 3 leaflets. 

 Trigonous —M^ 3-angled. 

 Triquetrous HStKj Sharply 3-angled. 

 Truncate |g^ As though cut off at the end. 



Tube ''['IS |,ij' The united part of a gamopetalous corolla, or of a calyx. 

 Tuber ij&il A thickened underground branch. 

 Tubercle '\^}}&~<j<, /Jn@ A little tuber. 

 Tuberous ^AAW\ Like a tuber. 



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