Glossary
A

Achene

Acrocarpous

Alternate

Annua

Anterior

Appressed

Aquatic

Avian

Awn

Axillary

Dry, single-seeded, indehiscent fruit, as in sunflower.

Producing the spore-bearing structure at the apex of the main stem.

Located singly at a node, as leaves on a stem.

Plants living for one season or year.

Situated before or toward the front.

Lying flat and closely pressed against surface.

Growing or living in or frequenting water.

Relating to birds.

Substantial hair or bristle which terminates a plant part.

Located in, or arising from an axil (a point of where leaf and stem meet).