Glossarial Index
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| Achene. A dry fruit that does not open | 13 |
| Acute. Sharp. | |
| Anther. The case at the top of the stamen containing the pollen | 9 |
| Axil. The angle formed between leaf-stalk and stem. | |
| Axillary. Situated in an axil | 6 |
| Bast. Inner bark. | |
| Berry. A pulpy fruit containing several seeds | 13 |
| Bicrenate. Doubly notched | 6 |
| Bifid. Divided into two parts. | |
| Bisexual. Including both male and female organs | 11 |
| Bract. A leaf or scale between flower and leaf | 10 |
| Bracteate. Provided with one or more bracts | 10 |
| Calyx. The outer whorl of a complete flower | 9 |
| Capitulum. A head of flowers | 9, 175 |
| Capsule. A term applied to some fruits which open | 13 |
| Carpels. Central parts of a perfect flower | 10 |
| Catkin. A spike of imperfect flowers | 12 |
| Chlorophyll. The green colouring matter of plants. | |
| Composite Flower. A head of ‘florets’ all sessile on a common receptacle | 175 |
| Cordate. Heart-shaped | 7 |
| Corolla. The second whorl of a complete flower | 9 |
| Corymb. A cluster of stalked flowers, the flowers being all at one level | 8 |
| Cotyledons. The lobes of the embryo plant, afterwards forming the ‘seed-leaves’ | 13, 47 |
| Crenate. Notched. | |
| Cupule. A cup, formed of bracts, surrounding a fruit. | |
| Cyme. An arrangement of stalked flowers in which the terminal or central one is the first to open | 9 |
| Deciduous. Falling off. Applied to leaves, parts of flowers, &c. | |
| Dehiscent. Splitting. Applied to fruits which open when ripe | 12 |
| Dicotyledon. A plant with two cotyledons in the embryo | 13 |
| Digitate. Divided into finger-like lobes | 7 |
| Disc. A fleshy ring or cup between the base of the stamens and that of the ovary. | |
| Drupe. A stone-fruit | 13 |
| Entire. Not divided | 6 |
| Epidermis. The outer skin of a plant | |
| Exstipulate. Without stipules | 5 |
| Filament. The stalk which bears the anther of the stamen | 9 |
| Follicle. A fruit which opens, when ripe, on one side only | 13 |
| Fruit. The ripened ovary of the flower | 12 |
| Glumes. The scaly bracts of sedges and grasses. | |
| Herbaceous. Green—not woody. | |
| Hybrid. The offspring of two different species. | |
| Imperfect Flower. A flower which does not possess both stamens and pistil | 12 |
| Indehiscent. Not splitting. Applied to fruits that do not open when ripe | 12 |
| Inferior. Below. Applied to the ovary when the calyx adheres to it; and to the calyx when it is free from and below the ovary | 6 |
| Inflorescence. The arrangement of flowers | 10 |
| Involucre. A whorl of bracts surrounding a single flower or a flower-head. | |
| Labiate. Lipped. Applied to the calyx or the corolla of a flower when it is divided into two lips. | |
| Lanceolate. Long and narrow, like a lance-head | 7 |
| Leaflet. One of the distinct parts of a compound leaf | 5 |
| Leaves—Compound. Leaves which are divided, quite to the midrib, into distinct parts | 5 |
| Leaves—Simple. Leaves which are not divided quite to the middle | 5 |
| Legume. A pod—a fruit of one cell which splits, when ripe, on both sides | 12 |
| Ligulate. Strap-shaped | 176 |
| Linear. Long and very narrow | 7 |
| Lyrate. A term applied to a leaf which has a rounded, terminal lobe and several lobes below. | |
| Micropyle. A small opening in the ovule or seed | 26 |
| Midrib. The central vein of a leaf—a continuation of the stalk through the blade. | |
| Monocotyledon. A plant which has only one cotyledon in its embryo | 13 |
| Nectary. A gland that produces nectar. | |
| Node. The junction of leaf and stem. | |
| Nut. A dry fruit which does not split | 13 |
| Obcordate. Inversely heart-shaped | 7 |
| Obovate. Inversely egg-shaped | 7 |
| Obtuse. Blunt. | |
| Orbicular. Round | 7 |
| Ovary. The part of the pistil which forms the fruit | 10 |
| Ovate. Egg-shaped | 7 |
| Ovule. The unripened seed within the ovary | 10 |
| Palmate. A term applied to simple leaves with spreading divisions that radiate from one point | 7 |
| Panicle. A compound raceme | 9 |
| Pappus. A hairy calyx, which often grows into a silky tuft on the summit of the fruit | 176 |
| Pedicel. A secondary flower-stalk of a cluster of flowers | 8 |
| Peduncle. The flower-stalk | 6 |
| Perfect Flower. A flower with both stamens and pistil | 11 |
| Perianth. The parts of the flower outside the stamens, or outside the pistil if stamens are absent | 11 |
| Persistent. Applied to parts of a flower when they do not wither and fall. | |
| Petal. One of the divisions of the corolla of a flower | 9 |
| Petiole. The leaf-stalk | 5 |
| Pinnate. Applied to a compound leaf when its leaflets are arranged along the midrib on each side | 7 |
| Pinnatifid. A term applied to simple leaves when they are deeply divided into lateral lobes | 7 |
| Pistil. The inner part or whorl of a complete flower | 10 |
| Pistillate. Applied to a flower when it has a pistil and no stamens | 12 |
| Placenta. The part of the ovary to which the ovules are attached | 10 |
| Pod. See Legume. | |
| Pollen. The cellular dust discharged by the anthers | 9, 25 |
| Pollination. The transfer of pollen from anther to stigma | 26 |
| Raceme. An inflorescence in which the flowers are stalked along a common axis | 8 |
| Radical. Growing direct from a point near the summit of the root | 4 |
| Ray. The outer, spreading florets of a composite flower | 175 |
| Receptacle. The enlarged upper part of a flower-stalk that gives attachment to the parts of the flower. | |
| Sagittate. Arrow-shaped | 7 |
| Samara. A winged fruit | 13 |
| Sepal. A part of the outer whorl (calyx) of a complete flower | 9 |
| Serrate. Sawlike | 6 |
| Sessile. Without a stalk | 5, 6 |
| Silicula. A fruit resembling a siliqua, but shorter and broader | 12 |
| Siliqua. A pod-like fruit with two valves that separate from a central membrane to which the seeds are attached | 12 |
| Solitary. Arranged singly | 8 |
| Spathulate. Spoon-shaped | 7 |
| Spike. An inflorescence in which the flowers are sessile along a common axis | 8 |
| Stamens. The flower organs that produce the pollen | 9 |
| Staminate. Applied to a flower that has stamens but no pistil | 12 |
| Stigma. The part of the pistil which receives the pollen | 10 |
| Stipulate. Having stipules | 4 |
| Stipules. Scaly or leafy organs at the base of a leaf | 4 |
| Stomata. The openings in the epidermis of plants | 318 |
| Style. The stalk that supports the stigma | 10 |
| Superior. Above. Applied to the calyx when it is on the ovary, and to the ovary when it is free from the calyx or perianth | 10 |
| Ternate. Consisting of three parts | 7 |
| Umbel. An inflorescence in which the flower-stalks all radiate from one point | 9 |
| Whorl. A term applied to organs or parts arranged around a common centre | 5 |
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