GLOSSAET 



OF BOTANICAL TERMS. 



A, prefixed to words of Greek derivation, signifies negation, as in 



apetalous. 

 Abortion: non-development. 

 Abortive : scarcely or poorly developed. 

 Abrupt: suddenly terminating. Leaves abruptly pinnate: leaves 



pinnate, without an odd leaflet. 

 Acaulescent: without a conspicuous stem, which, however, is 



usually hidden under ground. Acaulescent plants are usually 



furnished with obvious scapes. 

 AccuMBENT ; see Embryo. 

 AcEROSE : needle-shaped. 



AcHENiuM (plural : achenia) : a 1-seeded, seed like fruit. 

 AciNES : the separate grains of a fruit, such as the raspberry. 

 AcoRN : the nut of the Oak. 

 Acuminate : taper-pointed. 

 Acute: sharp-pointed. 

 Adelphous : united into one or more brotherhoods — a ring, column, 



clusters, or bundles ; a term, combined with monos^ dis^ polys, to 



form the words monadelplious^ diadelphous, polyadelphous, which, 



applied to stamens, signify : one, two, many brotherhoods — that 



is, stamens united in one, two, or more sets. 

 Adherent : growing fast to. 

 Adnate : born adherent to, originally adherent. 

 Appressed : closely applied, but not adherent to. 

 Ascendent : rising gradually upward. 

 ^Equilateral : equal-sided, opposed to oblique. 

 ^Estivation : the arrangement of the floral envelopes in the bud. 



