G Flashcards
Galea (galeate)
a petal shaped like a helmet.
Gamopetalous; gamosepalous
petals (sepals) more or less united
Geniculate
bent like a knee
Gibbous
swollen on one side or at the base
Glabrescent
becoming glabrous
Glabrous
without hairs (as of leaves and stems).
Gland
a structure embedded in or projecting from the tissues of a plant. which secretes oil. nectar or other liquid. When stalked it forms a glandular hair
Glandular Hair
see gland
an epidermal hair. the end of which is usually enlarged and contains a special secretion
Glandular-pubescent
having a covering of glandular-hairs
Glaucous
of a pale bluish-tint as of leaves with a “bloom” or whitish substance that rubs off.
Globose
almost spherical
Glochidiate
pubescent with barbed bristles
Glume
a dry. scaly bract, in particular at the base of a grass spikelet
Glumaceous
resembling the glumes of grasses. as the perianth-segments of juncus
Glutinous
sticky