The Kew Plant Glossary : An Illustrated Dictionary of Plant Terms

This accessible, comprehensive glossary includes all descriptive terms used in floras, plant field guides and the botanical literature. 4,100 definitions are accompanied by detailed illustrations, laid out in a clear, easy-to-use fashion. This reference is indispensable to plant scientists, conservationists, horticulturists, gardeners, writers and anyone working with plant descriptions, plant monographs, plant identification keys, floras and field guides. This accessible, comprehensive glossary covers all the descriptive terms for plants that one is likely to encounter in botanical writing, including everything from magazine articles to plant field guides, scientific papers, and monographs. An essential companion, it presents 3,600 botanical terms, accompanied by full definitions and detailed illustrations to aid in identification, all laid out in a clear, easy-to-use fashion. It will be indispensable for plant scientists, conservationists, horticulturists, gardeners, writers, and anyone working with plant descriptions, plant identification keys, floras, or field guides. Introduction Acknowledgements Bibliography and websites used Glossary Symbols Suffixes Prefixes Abbreviations Botanical terms (incorporating 735 illustrations) Grouped terms Three-dimensional shapes -- Plate 1 Two-dimensional shapes -- Plates 2-4 Division and branching -- Plates 5-6 Arrangement and direction -- Plates 7-9 Surfaces -- Plates 10-12 Stems and roots -- Plates 13-15 Leaves -- Plates 16-17 Inflorescences -- Plates 18-19 Flowers -- Plates 20-22 Fruits and seeds -- Plates 23-24 Specialised terms for selected groups -- Plates 25-27 The Raunkiaer system -- Plate 28. "This new plant dictionary clearly defines over 4,100 terms used by botanists to describe plants in textbooks, scientific papers, floras and field guides. More than 730 entries are illustrated with detailed line drawings. The Kew Plant Glossary provides an essential reference for students, teachers, researchers, conservationists, horticulturalists, agriculturalists and gardeners."--Back cover