

GLOSSARY OF BOTANICAL TERMS 



N".jB. Terms descriptive of form are often combined to describe inter- 

 mediate outline, as ovate-lanceolate. 



Acuminate (Acumen, Lat., a 

 point), tapering gradually to 

 a point. 



Acute (Acutus, Lat., sharp), 

 sharp-pointed. 



Anther (Antheros, Gr., flower- 

 ing), the part of the stamen 

 which contains the pollen, 

 usually bilocular, usually and 

 in Iris supported on a filament 

 or stalk. 



Articulate (Artlculos, Lat., a 

 joint), jointed and freely 

 separating. 



Auricle (Auricula, Lat., ear- 

 lap), an ear-like appendage. 



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Beak (Bee, Celt., akin to peak) , 

 a pointed projection, as at 

 the top of certain Iris fruits. 

 Adj., beaked. 



Beard (Barba in Lat.), a col- 

 lection of closely set hairs, 

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characteristic of many Irises 

 on the " falls." 



Bifurcate (Furca, Lat., a fork), 

 divided into two branches. 



Blade (Bloed, A.S.), the ex- 

 panded portion of a flat 

 organ. 



Bract (Bractea, Lat., a thin 

 plate of metal), a reduced 

 leaf on a flower-stem, or 

 below a flower. 



Bulb (Bulbus, Lat., a bulb), a 

 modified bud, usually under- 

 ground, the stem very short 

 bearing fleshy scales, as in 

 Onion or Hyacinth. 



Canaliculate (Canaliculus,1ua.t., 

 a small channel), with 

 a longitudinal groove or 

 channel. 



Cell (Cellula, Lat., a small 

 apartment), in descriptive 

 botany a small compartment 

 as of the ovary or fruit ; of 



