Begonia Registration Handbook - American Begonia Society
Begonia Registration Handbook - American Begonia Society
Begonia Registration Handbook - American Begonia Society
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digitately lobed - having fingerlike lobes<br />
dioecious - unisexual<br />
divaricate - spreading far apart<br />
double-serrate – with the teeth of a serrate leaf margin being themselves serrated<br />
elliptical - oblong shape<br />
emarginate - having a notched apex<br />
endemic - confined to specific area or region; native<br />
entire - leaf margin without incisions; uncut<br />
epiphyte - plants which normally grow in and are attached to trees but which aren’t parasitic.<br />
epithet - name<br />
erect - upright, perpendicular to the ground<br />
Fl - first generation offspring of the mating of two different varieties<br />
family - made up of one or more genera whose similarities are greater than their differences<br />
fascicle - a close bundle or cluster<br />
ferruginous - rust colored<br />
fertile - seed bearing, when the term is applied to seed, it means seed which is capable of producing plants.<br />
fibrous - with fibers; fiber-like<br />
filament - supporting stalk of the stamen<br />
fimbriate - fringed<br />
flaccid - limp and lax; without rigidity<br />
fleshy – succulent; thick, firm and juicy<br />
flexuose - bent alternately in opposite directions<br />
floccose - having soft hair or wool that rubs off easily<br />
flora - plants of a specific region<br />
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