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Apetalous. Witbont petals. 

 Apocarpous. Carpels (Carpidia) distinct. 

 Apophyses. E largements, structurally united. 

 Appressed. Pressed close. 

 Arachmoid. Cobweb-like, 



Arillus. An expanded appendage attached to the seed. 

 Aristate. Having an awn. 

 Articulate. Jointed. 

 Ascending. Rising, but not erect. 

 AsptrgilUform. Brush-like. 

 Auriculate. Having an ear-like lobe at the base. 

 Awn. A bristle-like appendage. 



Axil. The angle formed by a Uaf or branch with the 

 stem. 



Baccate. Berry-like. 



Barhellate. Having minute awns with reflexed points. 

 Basifixed. Attached oy the lower end. 

 Bifid. Two-cleft. 

 Bipinnate. Twice pinoate. 



Bract. A leaf, or modification of one, subtending a flower 

 or cluster. 



Bracteolate. Haviug secondary bracts upon the pedicel. 



Caducous. Falling very early. 

 CcEspitose, Cespitose. Growing in tufts. 

 Calamus. A stuffed scape. 

 Calcarate. Spurred. 

 Calycine. Calyx-like. 

 Calyculate. Calyx-like. 

 Campanulate. Bell-shaped. 

 Canaliculate. Fluted. 

 Canescent. Hoary with a gray pubescence. 

 Capillary. Very slender and hair-like. 

 Capitate. Collected into a head. 

 Capitulate. Diminutive of capitate. 

 Carina. Keel. 



Carpidia. A simple pistil, or one of the several p.irts of 

 a compound pistil. 



