APPENDIX A 



GLOSSARY 



BACKSHORE - That zone of the shore or beach lying between the FORESHORE 

 and the coastline and acted upon by waves only during severe storms, 

 especially when combined with exceptionally high water. 



BASAL NODE - The lowest NODE on the stem. The intersection of roots and 

 STEMS. 



CULM - STEM of grasses, usually hollow except at the swollen NODES. 



FOREDUNE - The front dune immediately behind the BACKSHORE. 



FORESHORE - The part of the shore lying between the crest of the seaward 

 berra (or upper limit of wave wash at high tide) and the ordinary low 

 water mark, that is ordinarily traversed by the uprush and backrush of 

 the waves as the tides rise and fall. 



NODE - Joint of a STEM where a leaf is borne or may be borne. Buds are 

 also commonly borne at the node. 



RHIZOME - Underground stem or rootstock, with scales at the NODES. Forms 

 buds at the NODES that may, under proper stimulus, develop into leafy 

 SHOOTS. Roots also develop from the NODES. New SHOOTS are usually 

 produced from the tip of the RHIZOME. 



SHOOT - Collective term applied to the STEM and leaves, or any growing 

 branch or twig. 



STEM - Main axis of a plant, leaf-bearing and flower-bearing as distin- 

 guished from the root-bearing axis. 



TRANSPLANT - SHOOT or CULM removed from one location and replanted in 

 another. 



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