GLOSSARY. 



Abnormal. Deviating from the normal 



or usual. 

 Abort ion. The suppression or imperfect 



development of any part. 

 Abortive. Imperfectly developed. 

 Acaulescent. Stemless or apparently so. 

 Acerose. Needle-shaped, as a pine leaf. 

 Acicular. Needle- or bristle - shaped ; 



more slender than acerose. 

 Aculeate. Having sharp points or 



prickles. 



Acuminate. Tapering to a point. 

 Acute. Sharp at the end, or at the edge 



or margin. 

 Adnate. United ; used properly of the 



surfaces of different organs, as of 



calyx and ovary. 

 ^Estivation. Arrangement of the parts 



of the perianth in the bud. 

 Achene. A dry, hard, indehiscent 1- 



celled and 1-seeded seed-like fruit. 

 Albumen. The nutritive material of the 



seed, within its coats and exterior to 



the embryo. 

 Albuminous. Having albumen. 



Alliaceous. With the odor of onions or 



garlic. 

 Alternate. Following one another at 



intervals; not opposite, intermediate. 

 Alveolate. Deeply and closely pitted. 

 Ament.A. unisexual, usually pendulous, 



spike with scaly bracts. 

 Amplexicaul. Clasping the stem. 

 Andrcecium. The aggregate of the pistils 



in a flower. 

 Androgynous. Having both male and 



female flowers. 

 Annual, Of not more than one year's 



duration. 

 Annular. Having the form of a ring. 



. Equivalent to inferior or 

 lower, in the sense of away from the 

 axis and toward the bract . 



Anther. That part of the stamen which 



contains the pollen. 

 Antheriferous. Bearing anthers. 

 Apetalous. Having no corolla, 

 Apex, The top or summit of a thing. 

 Apical. At the apex. 

 A piculate. Abruptly ending in a short 



point or tip. 



Appressed. Lying close to the surface. 

 Aquatic. Growing in water. 

 Arachnoid. Resembling cobweb. 



A rborescent. Becoming a tree, or tree- 

 like. 



Arcuate. Curved like a bow. 

 Areola.A. pit-like scar, as that left by 

 the corolla in Compositse. 



Areolce. The spaces in any reticulated 

 surface. 



Areolation. Any system of reticulated 

 markings. 



Aril. An expanded appendage to the 

 hilum, enveloping the seed. 



Arillate. Having an aril. 

 AriHiform. Resembling an aril. 

 Aristate. Having an awn. 

 Aristulate. -Having a very small awn. 

 Articulated. Jointed. 



Ascending. Rising somewhat obliquely, 

 not erect. 



Attenuate. Narrowing gradually; taper- 

 ing. 



Auricle. A small ear-like lobe at the 

 base of a leaf. 



Auriculdte. Furnished with auriclee. 

 Awn. A bristle-like appendage. 



