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FIELD AND WOODLAND PLANTS 



Labiate. I^ippeil. Applied to the 

 calyx or the corolla of a 

 flower when it is divided into 

 two lii)s. 



Lanceolate. Long and narrow, 

 like a lance-head . 



Leaflet. One of the distinct parts 

 of a compound leaf. 



Leaves Compound. Leave.= 



wliicli arc ilividcil. i|uitc to the 

 iiiiih'ili, into distinct parts 



Leaves— Simple. Leaves wliich 

 are not divided quite to the 

 middle 



Legume. A pod — a fruit of one 

 cell w'liich splits, when ripe, 

 on both sides. 



LigUlate. strap-shaped . 



Linear. Long and very narrow 



Lyrate. A term applied to a leaf 

 wliich has a rounded, terminal 

 lobe and several lobes below. 



Micropyle. A small opening in 

 the ovule or seed . 



Midrib. 'Lhe central vein of a 

 leaf — a continuation of the 

 stalk through the blade. 



Monocotyledon. A plant which 

 only one cotyledon in its 



L'Dilirvo 



Nectary. A gland that produces 



nectar. 

 Node. The junction of leaf and 



stem. 

 Nut. A dry fruit whicli does not 



split 



ObCOrdate. Inversely hcart- 



Sh;,pcd 



Obovate. Inversely egg-shaped . 

 Obtuse. Llunt. 

 Orbicular. Hound . 

 Ovary. The part of the jiistil 



whii-h forms the fruit . 

 Ovate. Lgg-shaped . . . 

 Ovule. '-I'he unripcned seed williin 



the ovarv .... 



Palmate. A term applied to 

 simple leaves with spreading 

 divisions that radiate from 

 one point .... 



Panicle, a compound raceme . 



Pappus. .V hairy calyx, which 

 often grows into a silky tuft 

 on tlie summit of the fruit 



Pedicel. A secondary flower- 

 sta'k of a glustcr^f flowers . 



Peduncle. /The flower-staiSi 



Perfect Flower, a:" flower with 



both stamens and pistil . 



Perianth. The parts of the 

 llower outside tlie stamens, or 

 outside the pistil if stamens 

 are absent .... 11 



Persistent. Applied to parts of 

 a llower when they do not 

 wither and fall. 



Petal. One of tlie divisions of 



the corolla of a flower . . 9 



Petiole. The leaf-stalk . . !i 



Pinnate. Applied to a compoimd 

 leaf when its leaflets are 

 arranged along the midrib on 

 each side. .... 7 



Pinnatifid. A term applied to 

 simple leaves when thej' are 

 dcei)ly divided into lateral 

 lobes" 7 



Pistil. The inner part or whorl 



of a complete llower . . 10 



Pistillate. Applied to a flower 

 wlien it has a pistil and no 

 stamens . . . . . 12 



Placenta. The part of tlie ovary 

 to which the ovules are at- 

 ticlied 10 



Pod. See LKGUMe. 



Pollen. The cellular dust dis-. 



charged by the anthers . • 9, 25 



Pollination. Tlie transfer of 



pollen from anther to stigma . 20 



Raceme. An inflorescence in 

 which the flowers are stalked 

 along a common axis . . 8 



Radical. Growing direct from a 

 point near the summit of tlie 

 root. ..... 4 



Ray. 'The outer, spreading florets 



of a composite flower . . 175 



Receptacle. The enlarged upper 

 part of a fl ower -sta lk that 

 gives attachment to the parts 

 of the llower. 



Sagittate. Arrow-shaped . . 7 



Samara, a winged fruit . . 13 

 Sepal. A part of the outer whorl 



(^calyx) of a complete flower . 9 



Serrate. Sawlike ... 6 



Sessile. Without a stalk . . 5, 6 

 Silicula. -'V fruit resembling a 

 siliqua, but shorter and 

 broader . . . . . 12 

 Siliqua. A podlike Iruit with 

 two valves that separate from 

 a central membrane to which 

 the seeds are attached . . 12 

 Solitary. Arranged singly . . S 



Spathulate. Spoon-shapcd . 7 



Spike- An inflorescence in which 

 the llowere are sessile along a 

 common axis .... 8 



Stamens. The flower organs that 



]iroducc tlie pollen. . . 9 



Staminate. Applied to a flower 



that has stamens but no pistil. 12 



