GLOSSARY 205 



Subulate (of leaves) — Awl-shaped. 



Syngenesious (pi stamens) — Where the anthers are coherent, the 

 filaments being free {Composites). 



Tetradynamous (of stamens) — Four long and two short {Crudferce)^ 

 Thyrse — A pyramidal panicle {Privet, Lilac). 

 Trifoliolate (of leaves) — Having three leaflets {Clover, Laburnum). 

 Turbinate— Top-shaped. 



Umbel — An inflorescence composed of numerous flowers on stalks 



springing from a common point ; umbels may be simple 



{Cowslip) or compound {Umbellifera). 

 Unisexual (of flowers) — Having either stamens and no pistil, or 



pistil and no stamens. 

 Utricle — An inflated tubular structure surrounding the pistil 



{Carex). 



Versatile (of anthers) — Attached to a long slender filament {Plan- 



tago, Grasses). 

 Vittce — The oil-glands in the pericarp of Umbelliferas. 



