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Glossary of Terms
Alternate: spaced one after the other, as with leaves spaced singly at different heights on opposite sides of the stem. Anther: the part of the stamen containing the pollen Awn: a bristle-like appendage found in ornamental grasses Bisexual: flowers possessing both stamens and pistils Blade: the main or expanded part of the leaf Bract: a modified leaf often associated with the flower Calyx: the sepals or outer portions of the floral parts Capsule: the dry box, pod or fruit containing the seed Compound: made up of many parts as in some leaves Corymb: a short, broad, flat top cluster of flowers Disk or disc: the central or inner part of daisy-like (Composite) flowers Elongated: stretched out, long as with some leaves Filament: the stalk supporting the anther Florets: small individual flowers together making a cluster Glabrous: smooth with hairs or undulations Glaucous: of greyish-white appearance, sometimes bluish-green Hirsute: covered with hairs, as in the case of certain foliage Imbricated: overlapping in regular order Inflorescence: the method of flowering, or referring to blooms Keel: the two lower petals forming a ridge as in sweet peas Lateral: on or near the side, secondary Mealy: covered with greyish white powder Monoceious: with both male and female flowers produced on the same plant Nectar: the sweet fluid secreted by some flowers Ovary: the part of the flower which eventually contains the seed Panicle: a loose flower cluster, made up of little racemes Pedicel: the stalk of an individual flower in a cluster Perianth: the calyx and corolla together Petaloid: resembling a petal Pistil: the female seed bearing organs ovary, style and stigma Pistillate: bearing pistils only, female Raceme: an indefinite flower cluster Radiate: spreading out, arrangement of ray florets Ray: the outer florets of daisy-like flowers Reflexed: bent slightly downwards or backwards Revolute: with tip or margin rolled back Rotate: wheel-shaped, used to describe shape of a flower Rudimentary: imperfectly developed, immature Sac: a pouch, shape of flower Scape: leafless stems rising from the ground terminating in a flower Segment: a single leaf or petal Sepal: one of the separate parts of the calyx Sessile: without a stalk, sitting on a leaf Spike: an elongated indefinite flower cluster Stamen: the male pollen bearing part of the flower Striate: marked with fine parallel lines, pencil-like Tendril: a long twining extension by which a plant climbs Umbel: inflorescence in which pedicels arise from the same point Whorl: a circular arrangement of parts around an axis at a node |