Pinnate!;/ reined. With numerous .sick* veins branching some¬ 
what regularly from both sides of a midrib. 
Phtil. The central organ, or one of the central organs, of a 
flower, in which the ovules (immature seeds) are produced. 
Pith. The much softer central portion of a branch or branchlet. 
Pod. A dry fruit which splits open at maturity. 
Pointed. With a definite point (blunt or acute). 
Prickly. With small sharp-pointed hairs or spines. 
Recurved. Curving backward or downward. 
Rhombic. Of the general shape of a rhomb. 
Rib. A ridge or thickened line. 
Rounded (apex or base). Regularly curving, without notch or 
point. 
Scale. A degenerate leaf. In a cone one of the somewhat flat¬ 
tened, usually woody, structures attached to the main axis. 
Scale-like (leaf). A small and short leaf, the apex of which 
usually overlaps the base of the one next above it, like 
the scales on a fish. 
Scaly (bark). With flattish raised areas, especially when the 
edges are somewhat separated from the bark beneath. 
Shield shaped. A somewhat circular or angular structure with 
its supporting stalk attached to one of the flat surfaces, 
instead of to the edge. 
Shoot. A stem and its leaves collectively considered. 
Shreddy. With the edges of the scales or plates appearing as if 
frayed into shreds. 
Side veins. Veins branching from a midrib. 
Simple (leaf). With only one blade. 
Smooth. Neither rough nor hairy. 
Spine. A sharp and slender stiff point. 
Spiny. Having spine-*. 
