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Achene Acuminate Acute Adventitious Aggregate Fruit Alluvial Alternate Leaves Annual Anther Apex Attenuate Auricle Auriculate Axil Axillary Banner Basal Basic Beach Berry Biennial Bilabiate Bipinnate Leaf Bladder Blade Bog Brackish Bract Bulb Calcareous Callus Calyx Calyx Tube Campanulate Capitate Capsule Carpel Cathartic Chlorophyll Clalsping Clavate Claw Coast Column Complete Compound Compound Leaf Cordate Corm Corolla Corona (Crown) Corymb Crenate Cuneate Deciduous Decompound Decurrent Dehiscent Dentate Dichotomous Dioecious Disc Flowers Dissected Divided Drupe Dune Elliptic Emarginate Entire Epiphytic Equitant Estuary Evergreen Fascicle Filament Filiform Flatwoods Flood Plain Follicle Forb Funnelform Fusiform Glabrous Glades Gland Glaucous Hardwoods Hastate Head Helicoid Herbaceous Hip Horn Hypanthium Imperfect Flower Indehiscent Inferior Ovary Inflorescence Innerdune Internode Involucre Irregular Flower Labiate Lanceolate Leaflet Legume Ligule Linear Lip Lobe Lument Margin Marsh Mericarp Mixed Woods Monoecious Netted Venation Node Nut Nutlet Obcordate Oblanceolate Oblique Oblong Obovate Obtuse Ocrea Opposite Oval Ovary Ovate Ovoid Palmate Panicle Pappus Parallel Venation Parasite Pedicel Peduncle Peltate Perennial Perfect Flower Perfoliate Perianth Petal(s) Petaloid Petiolate Petiole Pinelands Pinnate Pistil Plicate Pome Prairie Prickle Prostrate Raceme Rachis Ray Flower Receptacle Recurved Reflexed Regular Flower Rhizome Rock Outcrops Rosette Rotate Saccate Sagittate Salt Flat Salt Marsh Salverform Samara Saprophyte Scapose Schizocarp Sepal Serrate Sessile Sheath Shrub Silicle Silique Simple Solitary Spadix Spathe Spatulate Spike Spine Spur Stamen Sterile Stigma Stipule Stolon Stoloniferous Style Subtend Subulate Succulent Superior Ovary Swamp Synonyms Taproot Tendril Terminal Ternate Terrestrial Thorn Trailing Trifoliate Tripinnate Truncate Tube Tuber Tubular Twining Umbel Urceolate Utricle Vine Whorled Wing ............................... |
One-seeded fruit in which the outer layer is fused to the
seed. Tapering to a long or short Point. Tapering to the tip with the sides at the tip forming an angle less than a right angle. Roots derived from stems or leaves. A head-like cluster of fruits on a common receptacle (strawberry). Composed of soil deposited by a river or by other moving water. One leaf per node. A plant that completes its life cycle in one growing season. The part of the male organ (stamen) where pollen is produced. The tip or top. Gradually narrowing to the base. An earlobe-shaped projection or appendage at the base of some leaves and petals. Having an auricle(s). The angle between a stem or leaf and its axis. Within the axil. The upper petal of the pea-shaped flower of the Fabaceae family. Related to or situated at the base. As related to soils, rich in alkaline minerals. That portion of the coastline lying between the lowest tide and the highest tide and composed of sand. A fleshy fruit with numerous seeds (tomato). A plant that completes its life cycle in two years. Having a corolla with two lips. A leaf that is divided into segments, with each segment divided again into segments (twice compound). An inflated, thin-walled structure. The expanded, flat portion of a leaf or petal. A wetland area in which organic matter accumulates as peat. Water that is intermediate between salt and fresh water. A leaf-like structure just below a flower. An underground stem surrounded by fleshy modified leaves. Being rich in calcium; pertaining to limestone or chalk. A hard protuberance. The collective term for all the sepals of a flower. The part of the calyx where the sepals are fused. Bell-shaped. A head-like or compact, spherical cluster of flowers. A dry fruit that is dehiscent and many seeded; develops into two or more carpels. A single pistil. There may be one or more per flower. A compound that stimulates evacuation of substances from the body. The green pigment of plants. Having the lower part of a leaf blade partially surround the stem. Club-shaped. The narrow base or stalk of some petals. An area of land adjacent to an ocean or sea. Filaments that are united. A flower that contains sepals, petals, stamens and pistils. Composed of two or more similar structures. A leaf that is divided into two or more distinct segments. Heart-shaped and attached between lobes. A thickened, short, upright underground stem. All the petals of a flower; the inner series of the perianth An outgrowth between the stamens and corolla A relatively flat-topped, open cluster of flowers Having toothed leaf margins with rounded teeth Wedge-shaped Having leaves that fall off at the end of a growing season Divided more than once Extending down from the point of attachment Opening by pores or slits; anthers opening to shed pollen Having triangular teeth at right angles to the edge of the structure Two branched, with branches equal or nearly equal in length Containing flowers of only one sex. Male and female on separate plants Tubular flowers of the Asteraceae Usually deeply divided into segments; used in reference to leaves Deeply lobed, nearly to the midrib A one-seeded, fleshy fruit. Like a peach or plum A mound of loose sand deposited by wind Being widest in the center Having a notched apex, used in reference to leaves and petals Having no teeth or lobes on the leaf edge Nonparasitic but still growing on another plant Overlapping in two ranks An inlet from the sea or ocean where fresh and salt water mix Bearing green leaves throughout the year for a number of years A bundle or cluster of leaves Thread-like structure; portion of a stamen that supports the anther Leaves are thread-like A relatively flat, wooded area A lowland that is subject to periodic flooding A dry fruit that contains more than one seed; splits open at maturity Any herbaceous plant other than sedge, rush or grass Funnel-shaped, with the tube widening toward the top Broadest at the middle and tapering in both directions Without hairs Small openings in the forest A secreting organ Covered with a whitish or bluish waxy substance Forest area dominated by oak and/or hickory Leaves that are arrowhead-shaped, with the lobes pointing outward A dense cluster of flowers on a common receptacle Spiraled Having the characteristics of an herb The fruit of a rose A tapering appendage similar in shape to a cattle horn A structure formed by the fusion of sepals, petals and stamens A flower containing either stamens or pistils but not both Not opening by suture lines or pores Ovary situated below the sepals, petals and stamens The flowering part of a plant Between the dunes The portion of a stem between two nodes A whorl of separate or fused leaves or bracts subtending the flower A flower that can be divided into only two parts, each being the mirror image of the other Composed of two opposed parts, used in reference to flowers Lance-shaped; several times longer than broad and widest at the base One of the divisions of a compound leaf A dry fruit that contains more than one seed and splits along two sutures A flat, strap-like body Narrow with parallel sides, as in a leaf The upper and lower segments of a labiate flower A rounded segment of an organ, as on a leaf or petal A legume that is constricted into a linear series of segments, each containing a seed An edge, as in a leaf's edge An area of land that is constantly saturated with water, fresh or salt The individual carpel of a schizocarp, the portions of a fruit, each individually appearing as fruit A forest in which several different species are dominant or compete for dominance Containing flowers of both sexes The veins of a leaf form a network The point on a stem where a leaf, branch or flower originates A hard, one-seeded fruit that does not split A small nut; often applied to any small, dry, nut-like fruit Heart-shaped but attached the point Lance-shaped but attached at the tapered end With unequal sides Two to four times longer than wide with parallel sides Egg-shaped but attached at the narrow end Nearly rounded, blunt A tube formed by the fusion of a pair of stipules Leaves, stems or flowers located at the same level and on opposite sides of the supporting structure Broadly elliptical, with the width more than one-half the length The part of the pistil that bears the ovule (future seed) Egg-shaped and attached at the widest end A three-dimensional, egg-shaped figure Having three or more veins or leaflets arise from a common point A compound raceme A modified calyx of the Asteraceae, composed of bristles and scales The veins of a leaf are arranged parallel to one another An organism that is nutritionally dependent upon another The stalk of a single flower Main stalk of an entire inflorescence Having the petiole attached at the center; refers to leaves A plant that continues to grow for more than two years A flower containing both stamens and pistils (bisexual) Having two or more opposite or whorled leaves fused into a collar A collective term for the calyx and corolla together or either one if one is absent The sterile part of the flower that forms a series of usually pigmented structures just above the sepals Petal-like; often applied to the sepals and bracts Having a petiole The stalk of a leaf Forest in which pines are essentially the only trees An elongated axis with branches, leaflets, or veins arising along both sides The female part of the flower Folded lengthwise into pleats (like a fan) A fruit from an inferior ovary consisting of a berry-like structure In the southeast, an open and extended area characterized by big and little plants A sharp-pointed, usually small outgrowth of the bark or epidermis Lying on the ground A single inflorescence with stalked flowers arranged along an elongated stem The axis of a compound leaf or inflorescence The ligulate (strap-shaped) corolla of the Asteraceae Expanded portion of a flower stalk on which the floral parts are attached Curved downward or backward Bent abruptly downward A flower in which a line bisecting the flower through the center will produce symmetrical halves An underground horizontal stem Area in which bedrock is exposed A circular arrangement of leaves at the base of the plant Wheel-shaped, with a short tube Sac-shaped or pouch-shaped Having arrowhead-shaped leaves, with the lobes pointing downward A nearly unvegetated area in or near a salt marsh A marsh subject to periodic flooding by saltwater A flower with a long, slender tube that flares at the tip A dry, winged fruit that does not split open at maturity A plant that usually lacks chlorophyll and lives on dead organic material Having a leafless flowering stem An ovary with two or more seed chambers; the chambers separate at maturity The sterile part of the flower that forms the green outer series of structures (calyx) Sharp toothed Lacking a stalk; usually in reference to certain leaves A tubular envelope A woody plant with several stems arising from a common base A short silique that is usually as long as it is broad A dry fruit with two seed chambers separated by a false partition Consisting of only one part Alone; one A thick, fleshy spike densely covered with imperfect flower A bract that encloses or sheaths an inflorescence Spoon-shaped; broadest at the apex and tapering to the base An inflorescence with sessile flowers along an elongated axis A sharp-pointed, rigid outgrowth from the wood of the stem A hollow, sac-like or tubular extension from a petal or sepal The male part of a flower Not producing pollen or eggs The part of the pistil located at the tip; usually receives the pollen An appendage at the base of the petiole or leaf A trailing, above ground stem that roots at the tip Having stolons The stalk-like part of the pistil between the ovary and stigma To occupy a lower position than and be adjacent to another structure Awl-shaped Fleshy or spongy and filled with water An ovary situated above the stamens, petals, and sepals A low, wooded area under the influence of fresh water Two or more scientific names applied to the same plant The primary root; often fleshy A twining or clasping structure derived from a modified stem At the end point Arranged in threes A plant growing from soil A rigid, sharp-pointed structure originating from wood and differing from a spine Lying on the ground but not rooting A compound leaf consisting of three leaflets, all arising from a common point A leaf that is three times pinnate With the tip or base squared; usually referring to leaves A hollow cylindrical structure; usually in reference to a flower A thickened, short underground stem or branch of a stem serving as a storage organ (potato and some orchids) Having a tube Climbing by coiling around a support A rounded or flat-topped inflorescence with the pedicels of the flower arising from a common point Urn-shaped; cylindrical or ovoid and contracted at the mouth A bladder-like body; dry thin-walled, one-seeded fruit A climbing plant Three or more leaves or flowers at a single node The lateral petals of the Fabaceae; a thin expansion of the surface of an organ |
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