=-fid=, a suffix, meaning split, _e.g._, =bifid=, split in two, =trifid=, split in three, etc. =filament=, the stalk of a stamen. =filiform=, thread-like. =fimbriate=, with a fringed margin. =flabellate= or =flabelliform=, fan-shaped. =flexuose=, bent alternately to right and to left. =floccose=, with tufts of wool. =foliaceous=, having the appearance or texture of leaves. =follicle=, a carpel opening at the inner suture only, _e.g._, some =Asclepiadiaceæ= and =Apocynaceæ=. =-foliolate=, used to denote the number of leaflets, _e.g._, =trifoliolate=, with 3 leaflets, etc. =free=, not united. =fruticose=, shrubby. =fugaceous=, falling off early. =funicle=, the stalk attaching the seed to the placenta. =fusiform=, spindle-shaped. =gamopetalous=, when all the petals of a corolla are united. =gamophyllous=, when the leaves of a perianth are joined together. =gamosepalous=, when the sepals of a calyx are joined together. =geminate=, in pairs. =gibbous=, swollen or humped on one side. =glabrate=, almost hairless. =glabrous=, smooth, without hairs. =gland=, an organ of secretion, represented by a small lump, which is sometimes stalked and called a =stipitate= gland. =glandular hairs= are hairs which are enlarged at the top and contain a viscous secretion. =glaucous=, with a bluish waxy bloom. =glochidiate=, applied to hairs or bristles hooked at the top. =glume= is one of the bracts enclosing the flowers of sedges and grasses. =glumule=, the bract which forms the exterior covering of each flower of a spikelet in grasses. =granular=, covered with numerous minute excrescences. =gymnosperms=, plants whose ovules are naked, _i.e._, not enclosed in carpels, _e.g._, =Gnetaceæ= and =Cycadaceæ=. =gynæcium=, the female organs of a flower. =gynobasic=, of a style when it arises at or near the base of the ovary, _e.g._, =Labiatæ=. =gynophore=, applied to the receptacle below the ovary when elongated and stalk-like. =-gynous=, suffix used to show the number of carpels in an ovary, _e.g._, trigynous, with 3 carpels. =habit=, the habitual shape of a plant as it stands. =habitat=, the locality which a plant selects for growing in on account of suitability of climate, soil, elevation, etc., etc. =hastate=, halberd-shaped, applied to leaves the basal lobes of which are pointed and turned outwards at right angles to the axis of the leaf. =head=, see =capitulum=. =herbaceous=, tender and green, not woody. =hermaphrodite=, applied to flowers having both male and female organs. =hilum=, a scar on a seed showing the place of its attachment to the fruit. =hirsute=, with long, rough hairs. =hispid=, with stiff hairs or bristles. =hoary=, with short white hairs or down. =hyaline=, glass-like, transparent or translucent. =hypocrateriform=, salver-shaped, applied to a corolla when it expands in a flat manner. =hypogynous=, applied to a flower, the sepals, petals and the stamens of which arise beneath the pistil.