Abortion, the imperfect formation or the non-formation of some part.
Abrupt, suddenly terminating; as, for instance,
Abruptly pinnate, pinnate without an odd leaflet at the end, [58].
Acantho-, spiny.
Acaulescent (acaulis), apparently stemless; the proper stem, bearing the leaves and flowers, being very short or subterranean.
Accessory, something additional; as Accessory buds, [30], [31]; Accessory fruits, [118].
Accrescent, growing larger after flowering.
Accrete, grown to.
Accumbent, lying against a thing. The cotyledons are accumbent when they lie with their edges against the radicle, [128].
Acephalous, headless.