N Flashcards
1
Q
Navicular
A
boat-shaped
2
Q
Nectar
A
sugary substance in nectaries (glands).
3
Q
Nerve
A
a strand of strengthening or vascular tissue running through a leaf or phyllode (as in Acacia).
4
Q
Node
A
the point on a stem. where the leaf buds arise
5
Q
Nodular
A
having nodes and internodes: with small and rounded lumps
6
Q
Nom. illeg
A
an illegitimate name. i.e. one not in accordance with the rules of nomenclature.
7
Q
Nom. nud
A
not a name in the sense of the nomenclature code because invalidly published
8
Q
Nut
A
a hard. dry. indehiscent. I-seeded fruit. produced from mort> than I carpel
9
Q
Nutant
A
nodding
10
Q
Nutlet
A
a small nut as in Lamiaceat’ and Boraginaceae