{"id":1489,"date":"2024-04-30T14:15:23","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T18:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu\/mastergardener\/?page_id=1489"},"modified":"2024-11-26T14:46:26","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T19:46:26","slug":"glossary-s-w","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu\/mastergardener\/resources\/plantid\/glossary-s-w\/","title":{"rendered":"Glossary: S-W"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Florida Plant ID
Glossary of Botanical Terms: S-W<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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A-D<\/a><\/td>E-N<\/a><\/td>O-R<\/a><\/td>S-W<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Samara Fruit Type:<\/strong> Winged fruit; dry, indehiscent. See Figure 26.
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 Figure 26.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Scale-like Leaf Shape:<\/strong> Small, short, usually sharp-pointed, broadened at the base. See Figure 27.
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 Figure 27.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Segments: <\/strong>In palms, leaf is deeply lobed but not divided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/a>Sepal:<\/strong> One of the parts of the outer whorl of a flower, usually green in color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Serrate Leaf Margin:<\/strong> Sharp teeth pointing toward the apex. See Figure 28.
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 Figure 28.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Simple Leaf:<\/strong> An undivided leaf; without leaflets. See Figure 29.
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 Figure 29.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

<\/a>Solitary: <\/strong>single, one flower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spadix:<\/strong> A flower spike with a thick and fleshy axis, usually densely flowered with imperfect flowers. See Figure 30.
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 Figure 30.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Spathe:<\/strong> A large bract sheathing or enclosing a spadix. See Figure 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spike Flower Arrangement:<\/strong> An inflorescence consisting of a central rachis bearing a number of flowers directly attached to the flower stem (i.e., no pedicels). See Figure 31.
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 Figure 31.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Spore: <\/strong>A small reproductive structure capable of developing into a new organism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spur: <\/strong>In fruit, a short shoot that bears the fruit; in flowers, a tubular projection of the corolla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stamen:<\/strong> The male, pollen-bearing organ of a flower made up of a filament and anther. See Figure 32.
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 Figure 32.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

<\/a>Stolon:<\/strong> Trailing stem above ground, rooting at the nodes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stone: <\/strong>The woody portion of the protective enclosure surrounding a seed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stone cell: <\/strong>Hard cells with thick walls that provide support to the plant and give the flesh a gritty texture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subopposite:  <\/strong>nearly alternate but with close spacing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Succulent:<\/strong> Fleshy and full of juice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suture:  <\/strong>In fruit, the line where the dry fruit splits open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tendril: <\/strong>A modified leaf or stem, slender and coiling, used for grasping or attaching to a support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trifoliate: <\/strong>A compound leaf having three leaflets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuber:<\/strong> A thickened, short, usually subterranean stem having numerous buds called eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tunicate:<\/strong> Having enwrapping coats or layers, like an onion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Umbel Flower Arrangement:<\/strong> An inflorescence consisting of several pedicelled flowers with a common point of attachment. See Figure 33.
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 Figure 33.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Undulate Leaf Margin:<\/strong> Wavy leaf edge (up and down in a vertical plane). See Figure 34.
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 Figure 34.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

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Whorled Leaf Arrangement:<\/strong> Three or more leaves at a node. See Figure 35.
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