GLOSSARY OF BOTANIC TERMS. 



Amphitropous :— said c f an ovule 

 when it is curved so that "both 

 ends £re brought near together. 



Amplectens :- emhraeing. 



AmpleKicaul :- applied to. a leaf 

 or other organ which embraces 

 the stem at its base. 



Anatropous :- applied to an ovule 

 which has become inverted, so 

 that the micropyle adjoins the 

 hilum, and the chalaza occupies 

 the opposite end. 



Androecium :-a term given to the 

 stamens collectively. 



JUigiosperms :— plants which have 

 their seeds inclosed in an 

 ovary. 



Annual : - applied to plants which 

 germinate and produce flower.^ 

 and seed and then die within a 

 single season or year. 



Anther :— that portion of a stamen 

 which contains the pollen ; iisual- 

 ly attached to a stalk { filament), 

 or sessile. It is generally com- 

 posed of two lobes from which 

 the pollen escapes either by slits, 

 Yalves or pores. 



Aphyllous :- without leaves. 



Apetalous :— without petals, in 

 which case the sepals often be- 

 cc me petal-like as in Cle-inatis, 



Apocarpous :- when the carpels 

 of a gynsecium are quite free. 



Appressed :— applied to a leaf cr 

 other organ which lies flat for its 

 whole length against another 

 organ ; also refers to hairs. 



Apricus :— inhabiting sunny places. 



Apterous :— wingless. 



Arhorescent :— attaining the size 

 of a tree or resembling one. 



Arcuate :- curved, cr bent like a 



bow. 

 Arenarius :-- growing in sandy 



places. 

 Argentens : - silvery. 

 Aril: --an expansion of the funicle 



arising from the placenta, and 



mere or less enveloping the seed. 



Arista :-See Awn. 

 Aristate : - Awned. 

 Armed :— provided with thorns or 



prickles. 

 Arrhizus : - without roots. 

 Articulated : ^ jointed. 

 i^rvensis :— applied to plants of 



arable land. 

 Asexual :— having neither male 



nor female organs ; neuter. 

 Asper :-rongh. 

 Auricle :- an ear-like appendage 



to a leaf or other organ. 

 Awn:- a bristle -like appendage, 



frequently occurring on the 



glumes of grasses. 

 Axil :— the angle formed between 



the axis and any organ attached 



to it, such as a leaf. 

 AxiUary:- borne in an axil. 



Baccate :— having a fleshy fruit. 

 Barbatus :- bearded. 

 Belophyllus :— with arrow-shaped 



leaves. 



Berry :-^ a fruit pulpy throughout 



and with the seeds immersed, 



like a grape. 

 Bicarinatus :-with two keels. 

 Biennial: -applied to a plant 



which requires two years to 



complete its life- cycle, usually 



flowering and fruiting during 



the second year. _ 

 Bifarious : - See Distich ou s. 

 Bifid :- cleft halfway into two. 

 Bifoliate :— two -leaved. 

 BifoHoIate :-with two leaflets. 

 Bilabiate :- two-lipped. 

 Bipartite :- divided almost to the 



base into two parts. 

 Bipinnate :— when the secondary 



as well as the primary divisions 



of a leaf are pinnate. 

 Bipinnatif id : - when the lobes of 



a pinnatifid leaf are also pinnati- 



fid. 

 Bisexual :— when both stamens 

 and pistils are present in the 

 same flower. 



