Apetalous. Without petals.

Apex. The tip of leaf, twig, or other plant part.

Apical. Pertaining to apex.

Ascending. Growing obliquely or indirectly upward from point of attachment.

Axil. Upper angle between a leaf or other plant part and the stem to which it is attached.

Bisexual. Having both sex organs on the same plant; a hermaphrodite.

Blade. The flat expanded portion of a leaf or parts of a compound leaf.

Catkin. A flexible, usually pendulous, scaly spike bearing unisexual flowers.

Ciliate. Having a margin fringed with hair.

Compound Leaf. A leaf with two or more separate leaflets.