GLOSSARY. 



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LARVA 



LEAF 



LEA*- BASE 



LEAF STALK 



MALE TREE 

 MAT, SMALL 

 MAT, LARGER 

 MONCECIOUS TREE 



OFF-SHOOT 



OVARY . . 

 OVULE 



An individual branch of the 

 inflorescence is in vernacular called " Lam " p^ 

 or " Mala." ^U When the flowers have gone 

 from it, ver. " Bohara." ]*># 



The form taken in the worm-like stage in the life 

 history of an insect. 



Ver. " Patta " lu or " Pattar." jh The entire leaf 

 is composed of a strong main axis (ver. " Chharri " 

 eyJ-s^ or " Lakra " J^V) which arises from the tree 

 trunk and bears a row of leaflets (ver. Bhutra l^*j) 

 along either side, which stand out from it more or 

 less like the pinnae of a feather. The vernacular 

 term " Chharri " is sometimes applied to the leaf 

 including both main axis and leaflets. The opening 

 leaves on the head of the tree. Ver. " Gacha." l*.(f 

 The term Gacha is sometimes applied to the whole 

 leaf system on the tree top. The whole collection of 

 leaves on the tree may also be referred to in verna- 

 cular as " Chharion ka majmua " **^*atuc !eJ*!}<^ 

 or " Patton ki chhatri." (jy** ^ o^J The 

 white edible unopened leaves in the centre of the 

 gacha. Ver. " Gari " <^JS (growing point). 



The flattened part of the leaf stalk which attaches 

 the leaf to the stem of the tree. Ver. " Chhauda." 

 I5>f. Fibre at the leaf base. Ver. " Kabal." jUr 



Part of the leaf from where it joins the tree stem to 

 where the leaflets begin to be given off the main 

 axis. Ver. " Dhambra " l^ol*^ or " Dangra. " 

 \jfyl 



Pollen bearing tree. Ver. " Nar." y 



Ver. " Taddi " ^53) used for spreading fruits on 



Ver. " Parchha " tLjj/ during curing operations. 



Where the sexes are in separate flowers but on the 

 same tree. (Jack) ver. ' Bogh " a^jj 



A young date plant arising from a bud. These buds 

 are usually given off from near the base of the 

 stem of a date tree (see page 10, para. 5). Ver. 

 "Bacha" *; 



A tree raised from off-shoot. Ver. " Lagwin." L *J^^ 



Ver. " Bij Dan." i^li ^portion of the carpel con- 

 taining the ovule (see para. 8, page 12). 



A body contained in the ovary and which after fertili- 

 sation becomes the seed (see also Fertilisation). 



