GLOSSARY 



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Geniculate— Bent abruptly at an angle, like the bent knee. 

 Glabrotis.— Smooth; without hairs, scales, or bristles. 

 Glandtdar. — Furnished with glands. 



Glaucous—Covered with a fine, waxy-like covering (bloom) which rubs 

 off easily. 

 Globose. — Globe-shaped. 

 Glob^llar. — Globe-shaped. 



G/Mwe.— General name for floral bract of grasses and sedges. 

 Gyncecium. — The carpels taken collectively. 



fl"a<r/o<e.— Halberd-shaped; basal lobes diverging. 



Head— An indeterminate type of inflorescence in which the flowers are in 

 a dense cluster, as in Composite. 



Hermaphrodite (flowers).— Perfect, both stamens and pistils present. 



Hyaline. — Thin and very nearly transparent. 



Hypocotyl.—Tha.t portion of the embryo stem below the cotyledons. 



Hypogean (cotyledons).— Remaining underground, as in the pea. 



Hypogynojis.~Ova.Ty superior; flower parts attached below the ovary. 



Hilum.— The scar on a seed, marking the attachment of a seed to its stalk. 



Hirsute.— CoveTed with stiff hairs. 



Homogamy.— The anthers and stigmas mature at the same time. 



Imbricated. — Overlapping. 



Incised. — Cut rather deeply into sharp lobes. 



Included (stamens).— Not extending beyond the surrounding parts. 



Incumbent (cotyledons).— With the backs against the hypocotyl. 



Indehiscent. — Not splitting open. 



Indigenous. — Native to the region of growth. 



Inferior (ovary). — Below the other flower parts. 



Inflexed. — Bent inwards. 



Inflorescence. — A flower cluster. 



Integument. — Skin; coat or protecting layer. 



Internode. — The interval between two adjacent nodes. 



Intravaginal.—'Keiexnng to branches in grasses which grow out between 

 the leaf sheath and the culm (stem). 



/w/^-or^e.— Turned inwards; usually referring to anthers which shed their 

 pollen towards the inside of the flower. 



Involucel. — A secondary involucre. 



Involucellate. — Furnished with involucels. 



Involucrate. — Furnished with an involucre. 



Involucre.— A series of bracts that subtend an inflorescence, as in Compos- 

 itae, cotton, etc. 



Irregular (flower).— One or more of the parts of a series are dissimilar. 



