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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 sur THE END PRINTED BY
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