Glossary

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  • Apocarpous

    A multiple fruit with free carpels, or a simple fruit consisting of a single carpel.  

  • Apocarp

    A single fruitlet of a multiple fruit.  

  • Apiculum

    Apiculum

    Short, sharp, but not stiff point.  

  • Apiculate

    Apiculate

    Ending in an abrupt, short point. Terminated by an abrupt, small, flexible point. Terminates in a short sharp flexible point. Tipped with an abrupt point.  

  • Apicifixed

    (Of anthers) hanging, seemingly attached at the top.  

  • Apical placentation

    When the placenta is at the top of the ovary and the ovule(s) hang down from it.  

  • Aphyllous

    Aphyllous

    Without leaves. Destitute of leaves.  

  • Aphyllopodic

    With lower leaves reduced to scales or sheaths only, as in some Cyperaceae.  

  • Aphlebia

    A narrow, strap-like, very spiny leaflet quite different in form from normal leaflets, found at the very base of the adult sessile leaves of Eremospatha and Laccosperma. (Termed ‘aphlebia’ because of the superficial similarity to structures of this name in certain Pteridophytes; specialist term used in Palmae. A leaflet different in form from normal leaflets,…

  • APG, APG II, APG III

    (In plant taxonomy) abbreviation of Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, and now used to indicate the system of plant classification published in 2009 (APG III).  

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