A particularly versatile reference work for all those needing a guide to
botanical terminology and plant structure.This beautifully illustrated glossary comprises over 2400 terms commonly
used to describe vascular plants. The majority are structural terms referring
to parts of plants visible with the naked eye or with a x10 hand lens, but some
elementary microscopical and physiological terms are also included, as
appropriate. Each term is defined accurately and concisely, and whenever
possible, cross referenced to clearly labelled line drawings made mainly from
living material. The illustrations are presented together in a section
comprising 127 large format pages, within which they are grouped according to
specific features, such as leaf shape or flower structure, so allowing
comparison of different forms at a glance. The illustrations therefore provide
a unique compilation of information that can be referred to independently of
the definitions. This makes the glossary a particularly versatile reference
work for all those needing a guide to botanical terminology and plant
structure.
