This glossary is in development. Definitions are taken verbatim from the various issues of The Amateurs’ Digest.
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Bract
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A leaf-like or scale-like organ extending under a flower
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Cartilagenous
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Firm and tough
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Dehisce
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Opening of a ripe fruit to discharge seeds
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Dentate
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Having sharp, pointed marginal teeth directed outwards
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Fissure
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Split
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Inflorescence
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Flower
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Keel
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A projecting ridge on a surface like the keel of a boat
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Margins
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Borders
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Panicle
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Many-flowered inflorescence
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Scape
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A leafless main flower stalk arising from the underground parts of the plant such as in Agave
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Spatulate
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Shaped like a spatula; flat, with more or less straight sides and rounded end
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Tripartite
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Divided into three parts
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Truncate
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Square at the tip, as if out off
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Tubercle
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A small, more or less conical protuberance (bulge or swelling)
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Xerophytic
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Relating to xerophytes. Xerophytes are plants adapted to live on a limited water supply.
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