GLOSSARY OF BOTANICAL TERMS 



Stite. — The stalk possessed by some pistils. 



SririiLi-:, — One of the blade-like bodies at the base of the petiole of leaves. 



S'l'OM.A, pi. Stomata. — .\ breathing pore found in the epidermis of the 



higher plants. 

 Strihulii:. — A compact flower cluster with large scales concealing the 



flowers. When this cluster matures and contains seeds it is still called 



a strobile. 

 Style. — That part of the pistil which connects the ovary with the stigma. 

 Superior. — .Applied to an ovary that is not at all adherent to the caly.x. 

 Sync.\rp. — A multiple fruit. 



T.'VPRijrn'. — The main root or downward continuation of the plant a.\is. 

 Terete. — Nearly cylindrical. 

 Terminal. — Placed at the end. 

 Thvkse or Thyrsus. — A compact panicle. 



To.MENT<:>SE. — Applied to surfaces which are covered with matted hairs. 

 ToMEXTUM. — Matted hairs. 

 ToRtis. — Another name for receptacle. 

 Tru.N'C-A.te. — Ending abruptly as if cut off. 

 Trym.a. — A drupedike fruit which is commonly two-celled, has a bony 



nucleus and thick, fibrous epicarp. 

 Turhinate. — Top-shaped. 

 Umrel. — -V flower cluster in \Thich the a.xis is very short and the pedicels 



radiate from it. 

 Undulate. — W.avy. 



Vai.vate. — iSIeeting by the edges without overlapping. 

 V.ASCULAR. — Possessing vessels or ducts. 

 Vei."<. — Thread of fibro-vascular tissue in a leaf. 

 \'einlet. — Small \-ein. 



Ven.vtk.)X. — The system of veins as that of a leaf. 

 Vern'.atio.N'. — The arrangement of the leaves in the bud. 

 Versatile. — .Applied to an- anther that turns freely on its support. 

 Villous. — Covered with long, soft, shaggy hairs. 

 Whorl. — An arrangement of organs in a circle about a central axis. 



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