GLOSSARY 



With page references to explanatory figures. 



Abortion. Imperfect development or non-development of an 



organ or part. 



Acuminate. Gradually tapering to the apex. Page xn. 

 Acute. Terminating with a sharp angle. Page xn. 

 Alternate. Said of leaves, branches, buds, etc., scattered singly 



along the stem ; not opposite. 



Androgynous. Composed of both staminate and pistillate flowers. 

 Anterior. The front side of a flower, remote from the axis of 



inflorescence. 



Anther. The part of a stamen which bears the pollen. Page xiii. 

 Apetalous. Without petals. 

 Apex. The top, as the tip of a bud or the end of a leaf which 



is opposite the petiole. 

 Apiculate. Ending in a short-pointed tip. 

 Appressed. Lying close and flat against. 

 Aromatic. Fragrant; with an agreeable odor. 

 Axil. The upper one of the two angles formed by the juncture 



of a leaf with a stem. 

 Axillary. Situated in an axil. 



Bark. The outer covering of a trunk or branch. 



Bearded. Bearing a long, bristle-like appendage, or furnished 



with long or stiff hairs. 

 Berry. A fruit which is fleshy throughout. 

 Bipinnate. Twice pinnate. 

 Blade. The expanded portion of a leaf, etc. 

 Bloom. A powdery or waxy substance easily rubbed off. 

 Bract. A more or less modified leaf subtending a flower or 



belonging to an inflorescence. 

 Branch. A secondary division of a trunk. 

 Branchlet. A small branch. 



Bud. An undeveloped stem or branch, with or without scales. 

 Bud-scales. Modified leaves covering a bud. 

 Bundle-scars. Dots on the surface of a leaf-scar, which are 



scars left by the fibro-vascular bundles which run through 



the petiole into the blade of the leaf. Page xvr. 

 Bur. A spiny fruit. 



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