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Glossary of Terms Describing Wildflowers - Page 3 |
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| Term | Definition | ||
| petiole | A leaf stalk arrangement. | ||
| pilose | covered with hair, esp. soft hair; furry. | ||
| pinnate | Feather formed; of a compound leaf in which the leaflets are place on each side of the common axis. | ||
| raceme | An unbranched, cluster of flowers with the oldest flowers at the base. up. | ||
| rhizome | Creeping underground stems. | ||
| scalloped | Curved projections with sharp depressions on edge of a leaf. | ||
| sepal | A member of the outside ring of a modified flower leaves, usually green. | ||
| sessile | Arrangement of plant without a stalk. | ||
| shrub | Woody plant, branched from the base. | ||
| spike | Unbranched inflorescence with sessile flowers. | ||
| stalk | Secondary stem, often referring to the structure supporting the flower. | ||
| stolon | Elongated stem lying along the ground (runner), forms new roots and stems. | ||
| subalpine | Area just below the timberline. | ||
| teeth | Alternating projections and indentations on the edge of a leaf. | ||
| twig | In woody plants, the smallest segment, produced during the last growing season. | ||
| umbrel | Inflorescence with three of more stalks radiating from a common point. | ||
| vein | Vessels by which water and nutrients are transported. Often seen in leaves. | ||
| whorl | An arrangement in rings of three or more. | ||