GLOSSARY 
Numbers refer to paragraphs in the preceding part of appendix. 
Achlamydeous ............... 12 
Acaulescent ...............205- 29 
Actinomorphic. Regular. 
Acuminate, Gradually tapering to 
the apex, 
Acute. Sharp pointed. 
Adnate. Adhering to another or- 
gan of a different kind. 
Alternate. With but one leaf at 
each node. 
Ament. A bracted spike of imper- 
fect flowers. 
ANNU Al ise caieie sacs wrersiacie tare 28 
Anther ¢:sxes+ scascuswweia ears 10 
Anthesis. Period of flowering. 
Apetalous .......... 000s eee 12 
Aril. An appendage at the hilum 
of a seed. 
Arillate. Having an aril. 
Aristate. Ending in an awn or 
bristle. 
ASEpPaloOUS: 2505 ssaieo esa ee's sine 12 
Auricled. With ear-like lobes at 
the base. 
Awn. A bristle-like organ. 
Axil, The point of a stem just 
above the base of a leaf.. 
Axillary. Borne on an axil. 
Berry. A small succulent fruit as 
a grape or gooseberry. 
BiGANIAl 2204. sede eteg eER RS 28 
Bipinnate. Twice pinnate.. 
Blade. «.sauieis sceeieiets eancterme gman 23 
Bract is v4cndsecoutsduaiagsess 25 
Bulb. A large subterranean bud 
with thick flesh scales. 
Bulblet. Like a bulb, but smaller 
and above ground. 
Caducous. Falling soon after de- 
velopment. 
Caespitose. Growing in tufts. 
Callosity. A small hard swelling. 
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Callus. A protuberance at the 
base of a grass spikelet. 
Campanulate, Bell-shaped. 
Canescent. Gray or white due to 
fine pubescence. 
Capsule, A dry dehiscent fruit 
made up of several carpels. 
Carpel. A simple pistil or one of 
the parts of a compound pistil. 
Caryopsis. A dry one-seeded fruit 
with the pericarp adhering to 
the seed. A grain. 
Caudate. With tail-like append- 
age. 
Cauline. Borne on a stem. 
Cell. siatiroiesa-sacigein cada os 9. 10 
Chaff 224 c4nes 40 eases samen ek 27 
Chartaceous. Papery. 
Chlorophyll. The green coloring 
matter of plants, 
Ciliate. With marginal hairs, 
Cinereous. Grayish, ashcolored. 
Circumscissile ............... 22 
Claw, Stalk of a petal. 
Cleistogamous. Flowers which fer- 
tilize themselves without open- 
ing. 
Coma. A tuft of hair on a seed. 
Compound leaf ............... 23 
Compound ovary 
Connate. Union of like organs. 
Connective. The part of the filia- 
ment between the anther sacs. 
Cordate. Heart-shaped. 
Coriaceous. Leathery. 
Corm, <A solid bulb-shaped swell- 
ing at the base of a stem, 
Corolla wise ev amastesaaeeas acts 11 
COProllold). 2. binds tisiacsccrtendda pa tevisie 11 
Corona. A whorl of appendages 
between the corolla and the sta- 
mens. 
Corymb. A convex or flat-topped 
flower-cluster, with the mar- 
ginal flowers opening first, and 
the rays not arising from the 
same point of the axis. 
Cotyledon. The first leaves of the 
embryo in the seed. 
