Aloes and Lilies of Ethiopia and Eritrea

LIST OF BOTANICAL TERMS 333
stigma (pl. stigmata) the portion of the pistil (usually at the top of the
style) which is receptive to pollen, usually with a sticky or minutely
papillate surface on which the pollen germinates.
subclavate almost or somewhat clavate.
subsecund almost or somewhat secund.
subulate narrow, tapering from the base to a tip.
sulcus a longitudinal furrow.
sulcate with a longitudinal furrow.
superior ovary an ovary that is borne above the attachment of the sepals,
petals or tepals.
tendril a slender, usually coiling, part of a leaf or a stem that helps
support the stem.
tepal used for the parts of the perianth where the sepals and petals are
not differentiated.
terete round or circular in cross section.
triquetrous with three sharp angles.
truncate (of leaves) having a blunt base.
tuber a thickened portion of a stem, usually underground.
tunic a thin coat or cover.
tunicate (of corms) having coats or envelops, or a thin separable cover.
turbinate cone-shaped, but with the broad portion up and the pointed
portion down.
twining climbing by winding the stem around the support.
unifacial (of leaves) the leaf is folded so that it is only the lower surface
seen on both sides.
verrucose having a surface with raised projections or warts.
versatile (of anthers) turning freely on its stalk (filament).
zygomorphic flowers having bilateral symmetry so that the flower can be
divided equally only along one plane.