o±±axu 
(Botanical Names Simplified) 
albus—White. 
anthers—Those parts of the stamen that pro¬ 
duce pollen. 
axils—Junction of leaf and stem, 
bicolor—T wo-colored. 
botrytes—A cluster like a bunch of grapes. 
campanulate (kam-pan'-u-latie)—Bell-shaped. 
candidum—White. 
concolor—One color. 
corms—A form of bulb. 
corolla (kor-ol'-la)—Collective name for 
petals. 
excrescences—Any unnatural outgrowth or 
development. 
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. 
pendent—Hanging downward. 
perennial—Tend to live from year to year. 
perianth—Outside petals. 
picotee (pic-o-tee )—Spotted at the margin 
with a stronger color. 
pistil—The seed-bearing organ. 
plicate—Folded, like a fan. 
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. 
self-colored—A color unmixed with another; 
a uniform color. 
semi-pendulous—Partly hanging. 
sepal—One of the outside petals. 
serrated—Small teeth along the margins. 
spike—Elongated stalk of flowers without 
individual stems. 
sport—A plant that has deviated from its type. 
stamen—Pollen-bearing, or male organ. 
standards—Upright petals. 
stigma—Part of pistil which receives pollen. 
stoloniferous—Producing underground 
branches. 
suffusion—A blending of colors. 
sulphureum—Sulphur-yellow. 
truss—A compact terminal cluster of flowers. 
umbel—A flat-topped flower cluster in which 
all the stalks arise from a common point. 
Whorls—A circular formation of leaves around 
a stem. 
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