GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS 
Compound. — A leaf of separate leaflets. 
Corymb. — A flat topped or convex flower cluster. 
Deciduous. — Falling in autumn. 
Dentate. — Toothed. 
Entire. — Without teeth. 
Lanceolate. — Shaped like a lance. 
Leaj stalk. — Petiole, stem of leaf. 
Lobe. — Divisions of a leaf or petal. 
Ovate. — Egg shaped. 
Pendulous. — Hanging down. 
Petiole— Leafstalk. 
Pubescent. — Covered with hairs. 
Serrate. — Having sharp teeth pointed forward. 
Simple. — In one piece, not compound. 
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