Glossary of Botanical Terms

	Acuminate
	Acute
	Aerial
	Alternate
	Angular
	anther
	anthesis
	Apex / Apical
	Appressed
	Arching
	Areola
	Armed
	Ascending
	Attenuate
	Auricle / Auriculate
	Awn
	Axil
	Axis

	B

	barb
	Basal
	Basally oriented
	Beak
	Beard
	Bisexual Floret
	Bract / Bracteal
	Bristle

	C

	calyx
	Capsule
	Carpel / Carpellate
	Caudex / Caudices
	cespitose
	Chaff
	Chasmogamous
	Cilium / Ciliate
	Clasping
	Cleistogamous
	Cobwebby
	Colonial
	Compound
	Congested
	Conical
	Cordate
	Corolla
	Corymb
	Crowded
	Cypsela

	D

	Deciduous
	Determinate
	Diffuse
	Disc
	Disc floret
	disciform
	Discoid
	Distal
	Divided

	E

	Elliptic
	Elongate
	Entire
	Erect

	F

	fertile
	filament
	Flag
	Floret
	Flower head
	fruit
	Fused

	G

	Gall
	Glabrous
	Gland / Glandular
	Glaucous
	Glomerule
	Green patch

	H

	Herbaceous

	I

	indeterminate
	Inflorescence
	In-lines
	Involucral bract
	Involucre

	L

	Lacerate
	Lance-linear
	lance-ovate
	Lanceolate
	leaf_base
	leaflet
	Ligule / Ligulate
	ligulate flower head
	Linear
	Lobe

	M

	Margin
	mesic
	Morphology

	N

	Neuter / Neutral
	Nodding
	Node

	O

	obconic
	Oblanceolate
	Obovate
	Obovoid
	Obtuse
	Open
	Opposite
	Orbicular
	Ovate
	ovoid

	P

	Panicle / Panicle-like
	Pappus
	Parallel-veins
	Peaked
	Pedicel
	Peduncle
	Pendulous
	Perianth
	Peripheral
	Persistent
	Petal
	Petiole / Petiolate
	Phyllary
	Pistil / Pistillate
	Prostrate
	Proximal
	Puberulent
	Pubescent
	Pyramidal

	R

	Raceme / Raceme-like
	Radiate
	Ray / Ray floret
	Receptacle
	Recurved
	Reflexed
	Resin
	Rhizome / Rhizomatous
	Rib
	Rosette
	Rotund
	Rugose

	S

	Scabrous
	Scale
	Scape / Scapose
	Secund
	Sepal
	Serrate
	Sessile
	Sheathing
	Simple
	Sinus
	Spatulate
	Spine
	Spreading
	Spur
	Staminate
	Stellate
	Stem
	Sterile
	Stigma
	Stipule
	Stolon
	Style (general)
	Style (Viola)
	Subcordate
	Subtend

	T

	Terminal
	Truncated
	Tuberculate
	Tubular
	Tuft

	U

	umbel
	Undivided
	Undulate
	Unisexual

	W

	Whorled
	Wing



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