Glossary of Botanical Names

Alternate Leaves
Leaves that occur singly on alternate sides of the stem.

Anther
Is the pollen-producing part of a stamen.

Awl shaped.
Leaves are round and pointed at top.

Catkin
Are spike-like arrangement of unisexual flowers.

Cylindrical
Having the form of a cylinder.

Globular
Globe shaped.

Linear
With parallel margins and a length, ten times the breadth.

Midribbed
A continuation of the stalk of a leaf by which it is attached to the
The stem

Nodes
Are a joint in the stem.

Ovate
A leaf that is tapering at the top but is broader at the base.

Rhizome
An underground stem serving the same purpose as a bulb or tuber.

Ridged Bark
Raised bark so that it looks like valleys and hills on the trunk.

Scarified Seed
To weaken the skin by rubbing with sand paper or to slightly
Cut the skin.

Succulent
The leaves are soft juicy flesh.

Suckering
The shoots of a plant; from the roots or lower part of the stem.

Undulating Margins
Wavy or ridged but not to the edges of the leaf.