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