stip. „ „ stipule or stipules suborbic. „ „ suborbicular undershr. „ „ undershrub GLOSSARY OF BOTANICAL TERMS =abruptly pinnate=, when the leaflets are arranged in pairs along the rhachis of a compound leaf without a terminal one. =acaulescent=, without stem or apparently so. =accrescent=, applied to a calyx or corolla, enlarging after flowering. =achene=, a dry indehiscent, one-seeded fruit. =acicular=, needle-like. =aculeate=, prickly and pointed. =acuminate=, narrowed at the apex into a long point. =acute=, tapering to a sharp point. =-adelphous=, suffix used to show the number of bundles of stamens there are in a flower where these are joined by their filaments; see =monadelphous=, =diadelphous=, =polyadelphous=. =adhesion=, the union of dissimilar parts of a flower, _e.g._, calyx and ovary. =adnate=, attached through their whole length, usually the smaller to the greater. =adpressed=, see =appressed=. =æstivation=, the arrangement of sepals and petals in bud. =agglomerate=, crowded together in a bunch. =alternate=, applied to leaves when only one issues from each node and the next above or below is on another side of the stem. =amplexicaul=, when a leaf, stipule or bract embraces the stem. =ampulliform=, flask-shaped. =andrœcium=, the male organs of a flower, considered as a whole. =-androus=, suffix used to show the number of stamens, _e.g._, pentandrous, with 5 stamens. =annual=, a plant which lives only one year. =anterior=, in front. =anther=, the upper part of a stamen, bearing pollen. =anticous=, foremost. =apetalous=, flowers without petals. =apex=, the tip. =apiculate=, with a small hard point at the tip. =appressed=, pressed close to something else. =aril= or =arillus=, a fleshy covering of some seeds. =aristate=, when the point of a leaf is fine like a hair. =articulate=, jointed and separating freely. =ascending=, sloping upwards. =auricles=, appendages at the base of the leaf-blade. =awn=, a thread-like extension of a seed or other organ (as in barley). =axil=, the angle formed at the attachment of a leaf or a flower to the stem. =axillary=, arising from the axil. =axile=, of ovules when attached to the central axis of the ovary. =barren=, when a flower produces no seed or pollen. =basifixed=, when an anther is attached by its base to the filament. =berry=, a pulpy fruit containing one or several seeds. =biennial=, a plant living for two years only. =bifid=, 2-cleft. =bipinnate=, when the divisions of a pinnate leaf are again pinnate (_e.g._ =Acacia=). =bipinnatifid=, when the segments of a pinnatifid leaf are also pinnately lobed. =bipinnatipartite=, when the segments of a pinnatipartite leaf are also deeply and pinnately lobed. =biternate=, when the parts of a ternate leaf are also ternately divided. =blade= (or =lamina=), the upper, usually broader part of a leaf.