GLOSSARY OF TERMS 
albus—White. 
anthers—Those parts of the stamen that 
produce pollen. 
bicolor—Two-colored. 
campanulate (kam-pan'-u-late) —Bell 
shaped. 
candidum—White, 
concolor—One color. 
corolla (kor-ol'-la) — Collective name for 
petals. 
falls—Drooping petals. 
flava—Light yellow. 
floret—Individual flower. 
floriferous—Flower bearing. 
grandiflora—Large-flowered. 
herbaceous — Dying to the ground; not 
woody, like a tree. 
hybrid—The result of crossing two plants. 
imbricated—Overlapping. 
inflorescence—Method in which flowers are 
borne upon the stem. 
laciniate (la-sin'-i-ayt) — Cut into narrow 
lobes. 
lanceolate (lan'-see-o-layt) — Lance-like, 
wider at the base and tapering at the 
end. 
lutea—Yellow. 
panicle (pan'-i-kel) — A branching cluster 
of flowers, in irregular fashion. 
pedicel (ped'-i-sel)—The stem of a flower. 
peduncle—Flower stalk. 
perianth—Outside petals. 
picotee (pic-o-tee')—Spotted at the margin 
with a stronger color. 
pistil—The seed bearing organ. 
purpurea—Purple. 
raceme (ray-seem')—A long stalk of flowers, 
each with individual stems. 
rosea—Rose. 
rubra—Red. 
saccate (sak'-ate)—Sac-shaped or having a 
sac, bag or pouch. 
serrated—Small teeth along the margins. 
sepal—One of the outside petals. 
stamen—Pollen-bearing, or male organ. 
spike—Elongated stalk of flowers without 
individual stems. 
sport—A plant that has deviated from its 
type. 
standards—Upright petals. 
stigma—Part of pistil which receives pollen. 
sulphureum—Sulphur yellow. 
umbel—A flat-topped flower cluster in which 
all the stalks arise from a common point. 
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