A CONCISE GLOSSARY 



OF 



THE DESCKIPTIVE TERMS USED IN THIS WORK. 



Achene, a hard dry one-seeded superior seed-vessel. 



Acuminate, drawn out into a long point. 



A cute, sharp ; forming an angle less than a right angle at the tip. 



Adpressed, pressed close to anything. 



Albumen, nutritious matter contained in the seed to feed the young plant. 



Alternate, placed successively on the opposite side of an axis; opposed to 



opposite. 



Amplexicaul, clasping the stem with the base. 

 Annular, forming a ring. 



Anther, the part of the stamen which contains the pollen, 

 Apex, the end furthest from the point of attachment. 

 Apical, at or relating to the apex. 

 Apiculate, having a very small hard point at the end. 

 Approximate, close together. 

 Arborescent, growing into a tree. 

 Arching, curved into the form of an arch. 

 Arcuate, curved so as to form a considerable part of a circle. 

 Arrowshaped (Sagittate), shaped like the head of an arrow. 

 Ascending, curving upwards into a vertical position. 

 Attenuate, narrowing gradually to a point. 



A uricled, having auricles, or appendages at the base of the leaves. 

 Awn, a long-pointed bristlelike appendage, as the beard of many kinds of 



Awned, having awns. 



Axil, the upper angle formed by the union of the stem and leaf. 



Axillary, placed in an axil. 



Axis, the line passing through the centre of anything the common stalk of the 



flowers in a spikelet of Grasses, etc. 

 Base, the end nearest to the point of attachment. 

 Beak, a long pointed projection. 

 Bearded, having long hair like a beard. 

 Berry, a pulpy fruit containing several seeds, 

 Bifid, divided half-way down into two parts. 



