Begonia Registration Handbook - American Begonia Society
Begonia Registration Handbook - American Begonia Society
Begonia Registration Handbook - American Begonia Society
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stem - a stalk which supports leaves, flowers or fruit<br />
sterile - lacking functional sex organs or infertile<br />
stigma - the part of the pistil that receives the pollen<br />
stipule - appendage at the base of the petiole<br />
stomata - pores in the leaf formed by two guard cells<br />
strigose - with harsh, stiff, straight short hairs<br />
style - stalk-like part between stigma and ovary<br />
subentire - having very slight marginal incisions<br />
subspecies - rank of a taxon between species and variety<br />
subulate - awl-shaped<br />
succulent - juicy; fleshy; soft and thickened<br />
suffrutescent stems - stems which are woody at the base<br />
sulcate - with longitudinal grooves<br />
synonym - alternate or previous name<br />
taxonomy - the science of identification, nomenclature, and classification of plants<br />
tepals – petal like structures of begonia flowers (begonias don’t have petals or sepals)<br />
terrarium - a container with enclosed atmosphere<br />
thecae - pollen sacs of anther; anther cells<br />
thick stemmed - type of begonia with overly thick upright stems<br />
thickset - short jointed stem thickly leaved<br />
tomentose - thickly covered with matted wool-like hairs<br />
trullate - angular ovate<br />
truncate - nearly straight across the base of the leaf<br />
tuber - greatly thickened short fleshy portion of underground stem<br />
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