| Adpressed |
|
Flattened against the stem, branch or
leaf. |
| Apex |
|
The uppermost point. |
| Appressed |
|
The same as adpressed. |
| Basal |
|
At or very near the base. |
| Bi-lobed |
|
Having two lobes. |
| Bonsai |
|
A plant giving a stunted or miniature appearance. |
| Bristles |
|
Stiff hairs. |
| Bulbils |
|
Small bulbs or plantlets usually above ground. |
| Bulbous |
|
Bulblike. |
| C.F. |
|
Compares favorably. Botanist code for "I'm not
sure"! |
| Caudex |
|
The combined thickened stem and root. |
| Caudiciform |
|
Having a caudex. |
| Cephalium |
|
A wooly outgrowth at the apex of the stem of some
Cactaceae, on which the flowers are borne. |
| Cholla |
|
A common name given to rounded stemmed Opuntias |
| Clones |
|
Genetically identical. |
| Dehiscence |
|
The opening of an anther or fruit along a regular line(s) of
cleavage. |
| Distichously |
|
In two rows; in two vertical ranks. |
| Euphorb |
|
A common name used for plants in the family EUPHORBIACEAE. |
| Exfoliating |
|
Separating in flakes or plates, as often the outer
bark. |
| Filiferous |
|
Bearing threads, as sometimes the leaf margin. |
| Genus |
|
A group of related species; below family. |
| Glaucous |
|
A light bluish-grey color. |
| Globose |
|
Spherical or nearly so. |
| Habitat |
|
The kind of situation in which a plant grows, as
woods, meadows, desert, etc. |
| Inflorescence |
|
The group of flowers named collectively; their
arrangement on the stem. |
| Interspecific cross |
|
A hybrid between two species of the same genus. |
| Keel |
|
A central, dorsal ridge like the keel of a boat. |
| Lateral |
|
At the side, not central or terminal. |
| Lobe |
|
A usually more or less rounded projection of a deeply
indented leaf. |
| Madusa head |
|
Numerous branches radiating from a central stem. |
| Mesembs |
|
A common name applied to plants in the genus
Aizoaceae (formerly Mesembryanthemaceae). |
| Monotypic |
|
A genus with only one species. |
| Nomenclature |
|
Name designation, the standardized new Latin names
used in Biology. |
| Ovoid |
|
Egg shaped. |
| Palmate |
|
Lobed or veined outwardly from the base, like fingers
of a hand. |
| Pedicel |
|
The stalk of a flower. |
| Prickly pear |
|
A common name given to the flat padded Opuntias. |
| Prostrate |
|
Flat on the ground. |
| Rosette |
|
A cluster of basal leaves, symmetrically arranged. |
| Semi-bi-lobed |
|
Partly having two lobes. |
| Semi-cylindrical |
|
Nearly circular in cross section. |
| Serrate |
|
Saw-edged, with sharp teeth. |
| Stapeliad |
|
A common name used when speaking about plants of the
family Asclepidaceae. |
| Succulent |
|
Fleshy, thick and juicy. |
| Symmetrical |
|
Regular, capable of division into two like parts. |
| Synonymy |
|
Old names for the same plant. |
| Tomentose |
|
Covered with densely matted hairs. |
| Tomentum |
|
Fine, densely matted hair, like wool |
| Tubercles |
|
Small knoblike projections. |
| Tuberous |
|
Thickened, usually referring to roots. |
| Turgid |
|
Not flat; swollen or distended. |
| Variegated |
|
Having discrete markings of different colors. |
| Venation |
|
The system of veins. |
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