Terminology for Asteraceae
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[edit] accrescent
The Wiktionary definition of accrescent.
- Growing larger after flowering.[1]
[edit] achene
The Wiktionary definition of achene.
- A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup; -- called a naked seed by the earlier botanists.[1]
- small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall[2]
[edit] auriculate
The Wiktionary definition of auriculate.
- one having small appended leaves or lobes on each side of its petiole or base.[1]
[edit] anther
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The Wiktionary definition of anther.
- That part of the stamen containing the pollen, or fertilizing dust, which, when mature, is emitted for the impregnation of the ovary.[1]
- the part of the stamen that contains pollen; usually borne on a stalk[2]
[edit] apical
The Wiktionary definition of apical.
[edit] basal
The Wiktionary definition of basal.
- Relating to, or forming, the base.[1]
- especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem[2]
[edit] bract
The Wiktionary definition of bract.
- A leaf, usually smaller than the true leaves of a plant, from the axil of which a flower stalk arises.
- Any modified leaf, or scale, on a flower stalk or at the base of a flower.[1]
- a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence[2]
[edit] calyx
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B. Underside of calyx
C. Topside of calyx
The Wiktionary definition of calyx.
- The covering of a flower.
- the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green[2]
[edit] canescent
The Wiktionary definition of canescent.
- Growing white, or assuming a color approaching to white.[1]
- covered with fine whitish hairs or down[2]
[edit] cauline
The Wiktionary definition of caulis.
- Growing immediately on a caulis; of or pertaining to a caulis.
- caulis: An herbaceous or woody stem which bears leaves, and may bear flowers.[1]
- (botany) producing a well-developed stem above ground[2]
- especially of leaves; growing on a stem especially on the upper part of a stem[2]
[edit] corolla
The Wiktionary definition of corolla.
- The inner envelope of a flower; the part which surrounds the organs of fructification, consisting of one or more leaves, called petals. It is usually distinguished from the calyx by the fineness of its texture and the gayness of its colors.[1]
- the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth; "we cultivate the flower for its corolla"[2]
[edit] corymb
The Wiktionary definition of corymb.
- A flat-topped or convex cluster of flowers, each on its own footstalk, and arising from different points of a common axis, the outermost blossoms expanding first[1]
- flat-topped or convex inflorescence in which the individual flower stalks grow upward from various points on the main stem to approximately the same height; outer flowers open first[2]
[edit] cotyledon
The Wiktionary definition of cotyledon.
- A leaf borne by the caulicle or radicle of an embryo; a seed leaf.
- Note: Many plants, as the bean and the maple, have two cotyledons, the grasses only one, and pines have several. In one African plant Welwitschia the cotyledons are permanent and grow to immense proportions.[1]
- embryonic leaf in seed-bearing plants
- synonym cotyledon[2]
[edit] cypsela
- A one-seeded, one-celled, indehiscent fruit; an achene with the calyx tube adherent.[1]
[edit] dentate
The Wiktionary definition of dentate.
- Toothed; especially, with the teeth projecting straight out, not pointed either forward or backward; as, a dentate leaf.[1]
- having toothlike projections in the margin[2]
[edit] dicot
The Wiktionary definition of dicotyledon.
- A plant whose seeds divide into two seed lobes, or cotyledons, in germinating.
- synonym: dicotyledon[1]
- flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside[2]
[edit] epidermis
The Wiktionary definition of epidermis.
- The outermost layer of the cells, which covers both surfaces of leaves, and also the surface of stems, when they are first formed. As stems grow old this layer is lost, and never replaced.[1]
[edit] extirpate
The Wiktionary definition of extirpate.
- To pluck up by the stem or root; to root out; to eradicate, literally or figuratively; to destroy wholly; as, to extirpate weeds[1]
- pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"[2]
[edit] fecund
The Wiktionary definition of fecund.
[edit] filament
The Wiktionary definition of filament.
[edit] floret
The Wiktionary definition of floret.
- A little flower; one of the numerous little flowers which compose the head or anthodium in such flowers as the daisy, thistle, and dandelion.[1]
- a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower)[2]
[edit] foliaceous
The Wiktionary definition of folium#Latin.
- Belonging to, or having the texture or nature of, a leaf; having leaves intermixed with flowers; as, a foliaceous spike.[1]
- bearing numerous leaves[2]
[edit] forb
The Wiktionary definition of forb.
- A broad-leaved herb other than a grass, especially one growing in a field, prairie, or meadow.[3]
[edit] fructification
The Wiktionary definition of fructification.
- L. fructificatio: cf.F. fructification.[1]
- The act of forming or producing fruit; the act of fructifying, or rendering productive of fruit; fecundation.
- (Botany)
- The collective organs by which a plant produces its fruit, or seeds, or reproductive spores.
- The process of producing fruit, or seeds, or spores.
- the bearing of fruit[2]
[edit] glabrous
The Wiktionary definition of glabrous.
- Smooth; having a surface without hairs or any unevenness.[1]
- having no hair or similar growth; smooth; "glabrous stems"; "glabrous leaves"; "a glabrous scalp"[2]
[edit] glutinous
The Wiktionary definition of glutinous.
- Having a moist and adhesive or sticky surface, as a leaf or gland.[1]
- having the sticky properties of an adhesive[2]
[edit] hoary
The Wiktionary definition of glutinous.
- Covered with short, dense, grayish white hairs; canescent.[1]
- covered with fine whitish hairs or down[2]
[edit] indehiscent
The Wiktionary definition of indehiscent.
- Indehiscent -- Remaining closed at maturity, or not opening along regular lines, as the acorn, or a coconut.[1]
- (of e.g. fruits) not opening spontaneously at maturity to release seeds[2]
[edit] inflorescence
The Wiktionary definition of inflorescence.
- The mode of flowering, or the general arrangement and disposition of the flowers with reference to the axis, and to each other.
- An axis on which all the buds are flower buds.[1]
- the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk[2]
[edit] involucre
The Wiktionary definition of involucre.
- A whorl or set of bracts around a flower, umbel, or head.[1]
- a highly conspicuous bract or bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence[2]
[edit] lamina
The Wiktionary definition of lamina.
[edit] ligule
[edit] ovary
The Wiktionary definition of ovary.
- That part of the pistil which contains the seed, and in most flowering plants develops into the fruit.[1]
- the organ that bears the ovules of a flower[2]
[edit] ovule
The Wiktionary definition of ovule.
- The rudiment of a seed. It grows from a placenta, and consists of a soft nucleus within two delicate coatings.[1]
- a small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization[2]
[edit] papilla
- a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf[2]
[edit] pappus
- pappus
- The hairy or feathery appendage of the achenes of thistles, dandelions, and most other plants of the order {Composit[ae]}; also, the scales, awns, or bristles which represent the calyx in other plants of the same order.[1]
- calyx composed of scales or bristles or featherlike hairs in plants of the Compositae such as thistles and dandelions[2]
[edit] peduncle
The Wiktionary definition of peduncle.
- The stem or stalk that supports the flower or fruit of a plant, or a cluster of flowers or fruits.[1]
- stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower[2]
[edit] perianth
The Wiktionary definition of perianth.
- The leaves of a flower generally, especially when the calyx and corolla are not readily distinguished.[1]
- collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils[2]
[edit] pericarp
The Wiktionary definition of pericarp.
- The ripened ovary; the walls of the fruit.[1]
- the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary[2]
[edit] petaloid
[edit] petiole
The Wiktionary definition of petiole.
- A leafstalk; the footstalk of a leaf, connecting the blade with the stem.[1]
- the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf[2]
[edit] pinnate
The Wiktionary definition of pinnate.
- Consisting of several leaflets, or separate portions, arranged on each side of a common petiole[1]
- (of a leaf shape) featherlike; having leaflets on each side of a common axis[2]
[edit] pistil
The Wiktionary definition of pistil.
- The seed-bearing organ of a flower. It consists of an ovary, containing the ovules or rudimentary seeds, and a stigma, which is commonly raised on an elongated portion called a style. When composed of one carpel a pistil is simple; when composed of several, it is compound.[1]
- the female ovule-bearing part of a flower composed of ovary and style and stigma[2]
[edit] pollen
The Wiktionary definition of pollen.
- The fecundating dustlike cells of the anthers of flowers.[1]
- the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant[2]
[edit] revolute
The Wiktionary definition of revolute.
- Rolled backward or downward.
- Note: A revolute leaf is coiled downwards, with the lower surface inside the coil. A leaf with revolute margins has the edges rolled under[1]
[edit] scarious
- Thin, dry, membranous, and not green.[1]
[edit] sessile
The Wiktionary definition of sessile.
- Resting directly upon the main stem or branch, without a petiole or footstalk; as, a sessile leaf or blossom.[1]
- attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk; stalkless[2]
[edit] spatulate
The Wiktionary definition of spatulate.
- Shaped like spatula, or like a battledoor, being roundish, with a long, narrow, linear base.[1]
- (of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a narrow base[2]
- see ligule
[edit] stamen
The Wiktionary definition of stamen.
- The male organ of flowers for secreting and furnishing the pollen or fecundating dust. It consists of the anther and filament.[1]
- the male reproductive organ of a flower[2]
[edit] stigma
The Wiktionary definition of stigma.
- stigma
- That part of a pistil which has no epidermis, and is fitted to receive the pollen. It is usually the terminal portion, and is commonly somewhat glutinous or viscid.[1]
- the apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil[2]
[edit] style
B. pappus
C. theca
D. ligule
E. style with stamen
The Wiktionary definition of style.
- style
- stilus a style or writing instrument, manner or writing, mode of expression; probably for stiglus, meaning, a pricking instrument, and akin to E. stick.
- Hence, anything resembling the ancient style in shape or use. Specifically: The elongated part of a pistil between the ovary and the stigma.[1]
- the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma[2]
[edit] theca
- A sheath; a case; as, the theca, or cell, of an anther[1]
- a case or sheath especially a pollen sac[2]
[edit] tomentose
The Wiktionary definition of tomentose.
- Covered with matted woolly hairs[1]
- covered with densely matted filaments
- densely covered with short matted woolly hairs[2]
[edit] tomentum
- The closely matted hair or downy nap covering the leaves or stems of some plants.[1]
- filamentous hairlike growth on a plant[2]
[edit] tubular
The Wiktionary definition of tubular.
- Having the form of a tube, or pipe; a tubular calyx.[1]
[edit] villous
The Wiktionary definition of villous.
- Abounding in, or covered with, fine hairs, or a woolly substance; shaggy with soft hairs; nappy.[1]
[edit] viscid
The Wiktionary definition of viscid.
- Sticking or adhering, and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscous; glutinous; sticky; tenacious; clammy; as, turpentine, tar, gums, etc., are more or less viscid.[1]
- having the sticky properties of an adhesive[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb This article incorporates text from the public domain 1913 Webster's Dictionary.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av WordNet. a lexical database for the English language (HTML). Cognitive Science Laboratory of Princeton University. Retrieved on 2008-02-24.
- ^ The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (2000). American Heritage Dictionary Online (HTML). Houghton Mifflin, Boston. Retrieved on 2008-02-24.
