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Berry A fleshy fruit, with seeds 

 scattered about in it. 



Biennial Plants living at most two 



years. 

 Bract A small leaf growing near 



the flowers. 



Bristles Stiff hairs. 



Calyx The flower cup, or the green 

 cup in which the rest of the 

 flower is folded up before 

 opening. 



Capsule A seed vessel, thin and 

 dry when ripe, as in the Poppy. 



Compound Several things joined 



together. 



Chaffy Like dry scales. 

 Cordate Heart-shaped. 



Corolla The colored part of flowers 

 between the calyx and the sta- 

 mens, as the red leaves of the 

 Rose. 



Corymb A flat bunch of flowers, 

 the stalks of which grow out 

 of different parts of the stem, 

 as in the Hawthorn. 



Crenate Cut into round notches, 

 or scollops. 



Cruciform Formed like <t cross. 



Cyme A flat bunch of flowers : the 

 stalks of which grow out of the- 

 same part of the stem, as in the 

 Elder. 



Dart-shaped See Hastate. 

 Dentate Toothed; leaves are often 

 dentate. 



Disk The inner part of a compound 

 flower ; the outer part being 

 called the ray. 



Drupe A fleshy fruit with a stona 

 in the middle, as the Plum, 

 Cherry, &c. 



Elliptic An oval form. 



Entire Not cut at the edges. 



Fibrous Consisting of fibres or 

 threads ; as the roots of trees, 

 grass, &c. 



