Deciduous

Posted on Dec 23, 2008

deciduous (dĭ-sĭj’ū-əs) A term used to describe trees or shrubs that drop all their leaves to survive a cold or dry season; not evergreen.

Tomentose

Posted on Dec 22, 2008

Tomentose (tō-mĕn’tōs’)

Covered with short, dense, matted hairs.

Inflorescence

Posted on Dec 3, 2008

Inflorescence (ĭn’flə-rĕs’əns)

A cluster of flowers arranged in a particular way on a stem. Spikes, racemes, umbels, whorls, panicles, cymes, and corymbs are common types of inflorescences.

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Campanulate

Posted on Nov 29, 2008

Image Source Flickr user: Steve_C

 

Campanulate
adj. (kăm-păn’yə-lĭt, -lāt’)
Shaped like a bell, as certain flowers are.

Capitate

Posted on May 8, 2008

 image source:Esdras Calderan

Capitate –  kăp’ĭ-tāt’

Forming a headlike mass or dense cluster, as the flowers of plants in the composite family.

Axil

Posted on Mar 14, 2008

ax·il (ăk’sĭl) The junction between a stem and a leaf.