GLOSSARY 



TECHNICAL terms have been avoided as much as possible, but to avert 

 inconvenient length of phrase, especially in regard to shape of leaf and 

 form of inflorescence, a few botanical terms have been employed. They 

 are also necessary to define the parts of the flower and the particular 

 kind of fruit. 



Acuminate. Having a gradually tapered point. 



Acute. Pointed, but less gradually tapered* than acuminate. 



Anther. That part of the stamen carrying the pollen. 



Apex. The end (applied to the termination of leaf, petal, etc.) 



Auricle. An appendage or lobe shaped like 'an ear. 



Axil. The angle formed on the upper side by the union of leafstalk and stem, 



or by the chief veins and midrib. 

 Axillary. Springing from an axil. Usually applied to an inflorescence arising 



at that part of a stem, as distinct from the end. 

 Berry. A fruit whose seeds are immersed in a pulpy or juicy substance enclosed 



by a skin. 

 Bract. A leaf-like organ* or a degenerate leaf from whose axil the flower or 



inflorescence is borne. 



Calyx. The outer envelope of the flower (outside the petals). 

 Capsule. A dry fruit of two or more cells. 

 Carpel. One part of a several-celled ovary or fruit. 

 Catkin. A slender, often tail-like, inflorescence, with scale-like bracts and 



stalkless flowers. 



Ciliate. Fringed with hairs ; usually applied to the margins of leaves or petals. 

 Compound (composite]. Made up of several parts or units, like a rose leaf or 



the flower head of a daisy. 



Cone. The fruit of pines, firs, spruces, etc., made up of overlapping scales. 

 Connate. United organically (seen sometimes in the bases of opposite leaves). 

 Cordate. Shaped like a heart, with the point uppermost 

 Corolla. The inner envelope of the flower (inside the calyx). 

 Corymb. An inflorescence of flat or flattish shape, in which the stalks of the 



outer flowers are long enough to bring them to approximately the same 



level as the inner ones. 



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