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Glossary
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A Achene—A small, hard, dry, 1-celled, [indehiscent] [fruit]. Acrid—Sharp or biting to the taste. Acuminate—Tapering at end to a gradual point. Acute—Terminating in a sharp angle. Aggregate fruit—Cluster of ripened ovaries produced from a single flower containing numerous [pistils] inserted on a common receptacle. Example: fruit of magnolia or blackberry. Alternate—Not [opposite] on the [axis], but borne at regular intervals at different levels. Anther—Pollen-bearing structure of a [stamen]. Apex—The tip or end of a bud or leaf, i.e., the part opposite the base. Apical—Pertaining to the tip, end, or [apex]. Appressed—Lying tight or close against. Aromatic—Fragrant; with a pleasing odor. Astringent—Contracting; drawing together. Axil—The upper angle formed by a leaf or branch with a stem. Axis—The central line of an organ; a stem.
B Bark—The outer covering of a trunk or branch. Basal—Pertaining to or situated at the base. Berry—A [fruit] which is fleshy or pulpy throughout, and with several seeds imbedded in the pulpy mass. Bisexual—Having both [stamens] and [pistils], i.e., male and female. Bloom—A powdery or somewhat waxy substance easily rubbed off. Also, to produce or yield blossoms. Bole—The main [axis] or trunk of a tree. Bract—Modified leaf subtending a flower or belonging to an inflorescence. Bud-scales—Modified leaves covering a bud. Bundle-scars—Scars on the surface of a [leaf-scar]. Severed ends of the fibro-vascular bundles which connected the twigs with the leaves.
C Calyx—The outer perianth or floral envelope, usually green in color; sepals, collectively. Cambium—A thin-walled formative tissue between the [bark] and wood. The active growing portion of the tree. Carpel—A [simple] [pistil] or one member of a [compound] pistil. Capsule—A dry [fruit] composed of more than one [carpel] and splitting open at maturity. Catkin—An ament or spike of [unisexual] flowers. Chambered—Said of the [pith] when interrupted by hollow spaces at rather regular intervals. Ciliate—Fringed with hairs on the margin. Collateral—Accessory buds at the sides of auxiliary buds. Compound—Composed of two or more similar parts united in a whole. Conical—Cone-shaped. Conifers—A group of trees which usually produce their fruit in the form of a cone or modified cone. Coniferous—Cone-bearing. Corolla—The petals of a flower collectively. Cordate—Heart-shaped. Crenate—Rounded teeth. Crown—The upper mass of branches; also known as head. Cuneate—Wedge-shaped.
D Deciduous—Falling off, usually at the close of the season. Defoliation—Removal of foliage. Dehiscent—Splitting open at maturity. Deliquescent—Said of the form of a tree with a broad spreading habit. The branches sub-divide until they apparently disappear. Deltoid—Triangular like Greek symbol for delta. Dentate—Toothed, usually with the teeth directed outwards. Diffuse-porous—Equal-pored. Said of wood when pores in a growth ring are equal in size. Dioecious—[Unisexual], with the staminate and pistillate flowers on separate plants. Disseminated—Scattered, thrown, broadcast. Divergent—Pointing away; extending out. Said of buds which point away from the twigs. Downy—Covered with fine hairs. Drupe—A fleshy [fruit] with a pit or stone like a cherry.
E Elliptical—Shaped like an ellipse with sloping ends. Elongated—Long, drawn out. Entire-margined—Margin smooth, not cut or toothed. Excurrent—Said of a tree with a continuous trunk and erect habit of growth. Exfoliation—Splitting or cleaving off of outer layers of [bark]. Exotic—Of foreign origin. Exudation—Oozing out of sap, resin, or other juice.
F Fascicle—A close bundle or cluster. Fetid—Ill smelling. Fissures—Grooves, furrows, or channels as in the [bark]. Fluted—Grooved, corrugated, channeled. Follicle—A dry [fruit] produced from a [simple] [pistil] and dehiscing along one line of suture. Fruit—The ripened ovary of a flower.
G Glabrate—Somewhat [glabrous] or becoming [glabrate]. Glabrous—Smooth, without hairs. Glandular—Bearing glands or gland-like. Glaucous—Covered with a bluish or whitish waxy coating; a [bloom]. Globose—Ball-like or nearly so. Globular—Ball-like.