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)blong Longer than broad, with nearly parallel 

 sides. 



)vary Part of the pistil containing seeds. 



)vate Egg-shaped, broad end downwards. 



'alate A rounded projection of the lower lip clos- 

 ing the throat. 



'almate Radially lobed; spreading like the fingers 

 of the hand. 



'arasitic Stealing nourishment from other plants. 



'edicel The stem of a single flower. 



5 eduncle A flower-stalk supporting either a single 

 flower or a cluster. 



>erennial One that lasts year after year. 



'erfect Flower One having both stamens and pis- 

 til. 



'erfoliate Leaf 'pierced by the stem. 



'erianth The calyx and corolla of a flower. 



'etal A single division of the corolla. 



'etiole The stalk of a leaf. 



'innate Compound, with leaflets arranged on each 

 side of a common petiole. 



Mstil The ovary, style and stigma of a flower. 



'istillate Female flowers; pistils but no stamens. 



'ollen The life-producing grains in the anthers. 



laceme Pediceled flowers growing along a more 

 or less elongated flower stem. 



ladiate Growing from or around a common center. 



lay The marginal flowers surrounding a disc. 



lib A prominent vein of a leaf. 



loot That part of a plant underground. 



>cape A leafless flower-stem rising from the 

 ground. 



epal A division of the calyx. 



errate Having sharp teeth pointing forward. 



essile Without rootstalk, pedicel or petiole. 



limple Not compounded or branched. 



ipadix A thick, fleshy spike usually in a spathe. 



Spathe A large bract enclosing flowers. 



