globose
Spherical or rounded.
glutinous
Sticky.
head
A dense globular cluster of sessile or subsessile flowers arising essentially from the same point on the peduncle.
hybridize
To cross between two species.
imperfect
Having either functional stamens or functional pistils; unisexual.
incised
Cut rather deeply and sharply.
indehiscent
Not splitting open.
inequilateral
Unequal-sided.
inflorescence
The flower cluster of a plant, or more correctly the disposition of the flowers on an axis.
internode
The portion of the stem between two nodes.
interrupted
Not continuous; broken in arrangement of symmetry.
introduced
Brought from another region; not native.
involucel
A secondary, often reduced, involucre.
involucre
A whorl of bracts under a flower cluster.
keeled
Having a longitudinal ridge.
lanceolate
Lance-shaped; much longer than broad, widest near the base and tapering to the tip.
lateral
At or on the side.
leaf blade
The expanded portion of a leaf; the blade of a grass leaf is the usually flattened, expanded portion above the sheath.
leaf sheath
In grasses, the basal portion of the leaf that encloses the stem.
leaflet
One part or blade of a compound leaf.
legume
A leguminous plant or its fruit.
leguminous
Of or pertaining to a plant in the families Fabacea or Mimosaceae, or to something with characteristics.
lens shaped
Shaped somewhat like a flattened sphere.
lenticel
Corky growth or spot on young bark.
linear
Resembling a line; long and narrow, of uniform width.
lobed
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loment
A flat, leguminous fruit that is constricted between the seeds, falling apart at the constrictions when mature.
margin
The edge of an organ.
mat
A relatively thick interlacing growth of vegetation lying on something.
median
Of the middle.
microclimate
Referring to the environmental conditions surrounding a particularly small area.
microhistological
Refers to looking at tissue and cell structures and characteristics that are identifiable only under a microscope.
midrib
The central rib of a leaf or other organ.
monoecious
Having staminate and pistillate flowers on the same plant.
naturalized
Of foreign origin, but established and reproducing itself as though a native.
nerved
With simple veins or ribs.
nodding
Hanging down; drooping.
node
The joint of a stem; the point of insertion of a leaf or leaves.
ob
Latin prefix meaning inverted.
oblique
Slanting; Of unequal sides.
oblong
Much longer than broad with nearly parallel sides.
obtuse
Rounded; blunt.
ocrea
A sheath around the stem derived from the leaf stipules.
odd-pinnate
Used in describing a pinnate leaf with a terminal leaflet.
opposite
Arranged two at each node, on opposite sides of the axis.
orbicular
Approximately circular in outline.
organ
A part of a plant or animal forming a structural unit.
oval
Broadly elliptic.
ovary
The part of the pistil containing the ovules.
ovate
With the outline of a hen's egg in longitudinal section, the broader end downward.
ovoid
Solid ovate or solid oval. |
