GLOSSAIiY. 



Imbricate. Overlapping like 

 tiles. 



Inferior. Below. 



Inflated. Expanded. 



Involucre. A form of bract. 



Involute: Rolled inwards to- 

 wards midrib. 



Lanceolate (leaves). Broadest 

 below middle, tapering to- 

 wards apex. 



Linear (leaves). Very narrow, 

 but flat. 



Lobe. A division of corolla of 

 flower. 



Loculus. A cavity. 



Midrib. Central rib, or nerve. 



Moncecious. Barren and fer- 

 tile flowers distinct, but on 

 the same plant. 



Mucronate (leaves). With 

 midrib projecting from apex 



Mycelium. A development of 

 the germinating spores of 

 Fungi. 



Nectary. Honey-secreting part 

 of flower. 



Oblong (leaves): A long oval. 

 Obovate (leaves). Egg shaped, 



with broadest part at apex. 

 Obtuse (leaves). Bluntatapex. 

 Oval (leaves). Longer than 



broad, with ends equally 



rounded off. 

 Ovary. A receptacle for the 



ovules. 

 Ovate (leaves). Egg-shaped, 



with broadest part below. 

 Ovoid. More or less oval. 



Pedate (leaves). Divided into 



three branches ; outer into 



leaflets at inner margin. 

 Pedicel. Flower-stalk. 

 Peduncle. Common stalk of 



inflorescence. 

 Peltate (leaves).. With stalk 



attached to under side. 

 Pendent. Hanging. 

 Perennial. Living for several 



years. 

 Perianth. Floral envelope. 

 Pericarp. Rind of fruit. 

 Persistent. Not falling. 

 Petal. A division of corolla of 



flower. 

 Petiole. Leaf-stalk. 

 Pinnate (leaves). Composed 



of a row of leaflets either 



side of stalk. 

 Pinnatifid. Pinnately lobed. 

 Pistil. Reproductive part of 



flower. 

 Procumbent. Lying mostly on 



ground. 

 Pubescent. Downy. 



Raceme. A stalked flower- 

 spike. 



Rachis. Axis of inflorescence. 



Radical. Springing from root. 



Raphe. Connection between 

 seed and placenta. 



Reniform. Kidney-shaped. 



Reticulate. Net-veined. 



Revolute (leaves). Margins 

 . rolled back. 



Rhizome. A form of under- 

 ground stem. 



Root-stock. A form of under- 

 ground stem. 



Pale. A chaff-like bract. 



Palmate (leaves). With finger- 

 like lobes. 



Panicle. A compound raceme. 



Papilionaceous. Butterfly-like. 



Pappus. A persistent, growing 

 calyx. 



Sagittate (leaves). With acute 



lobes at base. 

 Scale. A peltate hair. 

 Scandent. Climbing. 

 Segment. A division. 

 Sepal. A division of the calyx 



of flower. 



