spikelet— Ultimate flower cluster in grasses and sedges consisting of two glumes and one or 

 more florets (individual flower). 



stem— Main axis of a plant, leaf-bearing and flower-bearing as distinguisbed from the 

 root-bearing axis. 



stolon— Horizontal stem usually above the soil surface. Forms buds at the nodes from which 

 tillers may originate. Adventitious roots may also develop from the nodes. New shoots 

 may arise from the tip of the stolon. 



tiller— Branch from the axil of a lower leaf, as in grasses; i.e., a branch or shoot developing 

 from a bud located at a node. 



transplant— Shoot or culm removed from one location and replanted in another. 



vegetative culm— Any grass stem that has not formed even a miniature inflorescence. 



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