GLOSSARY 



Acuminate. — Tapering at the end. 



Acute. — Sharp pointed. 



Adventive. — Imperfectly naturalized. 



Akeiste. — A dry, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, with the pericarp fitting closely 



around the seed. 

 Alternate (of leaves, etc.). — Not opposite to each other on the axis, but 



arranged singly at different heights. 

 Annual. — Of only one year's duration. 

 Anther. — ^The part of the stamen that produces pollen. 

 Aril. — An extra seed covering. 

 Awn. — A bristle-shaped appendage. 



Axil. — The angle formed by a leaf or branch with the stem. 

 Axillary. — Situated in the axil. 



Axis. — ^The central line of any organ, or support of a group of organs. 

 Beaked. — Ending in a prolonged tip. 

 Bearded. — Furnished with long or stiff hairs. 

 Berry. — A fruit, whose pericarp is fleshy or pulpy. 

 Biennial. — Of two years' duration. 

 Blade. — The expanded portion of a leaf. 



Bract. — A reduced leaf form situated near or among the flowers. 

 BuLBLETS. — Axillary buds which spontaneously detach themselves and fall 



to the ground and become new plants. • 



Calyx. — The outer floral envelope; its leaves are called sepals. 

 Campanulate. — Bell-shaped. 

 Caulescent. — Relating to the stem. 



Chaff. — A small thin bract, becoming dry and membranous. 

 Ciliate. — Marginally fringed with hairs. 



Cleistogamous.— Fertilized in the bud without the opening of the flower. 

 Conduplicate. — Folded together lengthwise. 

 Connective. — The portion of a stamen which connects the two cells of an 



anther. 

 Convolute. — ^Rolled lengthwise. 

 Cordate. — Heart-shaped. 



CORM.— The enlarged fleshy base of a stem, bulb-like but solid. 

 Corolla.— The inner whorl of the floral envelopes; its leaves are called 



petals. 



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