Glossary
Glossary
Glossary
There are currently 18 names in this directory beginning with the letter M.
Marcescent
Regarding stipule persistence, when stipules wither but don’t fall off until long after the leaf matures
Membranous
Regarding stipule texture, consisting of or resembling a thin and semi-transparent layer of tissue
Monopodial; monopodium
Having growth and elongation of the stem from a single point, continuing indefinitely, adding leaves to the apex with no branching. Unlike sympodial where the terminal bud ceases to grow and the growth is continued from a lateral bud. In pseudo monopodial, a plant has a primary stem with sympodial growth and secondary stems with monopodial growth
Monotypic
The sole member of its group, such as a single species that constitutes a section, used especially of a genus with only one species
Muricate
Surface with uniform, low obtuse, rounded projections or excrescences, examples: B. ‘Pebble Lane’, B. muricata, B. ‘Black Raspberry’
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