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Glossary

Bud

A structure that will become a leaf, a flower, or a new shoot.

Compound Leaf

A leaf that is made up of 2 or more leaflets on the same petiole.

Any cone bearing tree species. Usually trees with needles.

Coniferous

Deciduous

Refers to trees that drop their leaves (broad leaf or needles).

Refers to trees that retain green leaves throughout the year. Life

Evergreen

span of an individual leaf may be 2-15 years depending on the

species and environmental conditions.

Leaf Blade

The broad, flat part of a leaf.

A leaf like part or blade of a compound leaf. There is no bud at the

Leaflet

base of its petiole.

The point on a shoot where a leaf, flower, or bud is attached.

Node

Petiole

Leaf stalk

A leaf that contains one blade.

Simple Leaf

Stem

The primary structure that holds the foliage and flowers.

The leaflet located furthest from the bud, typically only determined

Terminal Leaflet

on a pinnately compound leaf.

A tool to remind students which trees have opposite and whorled

MAD HORSE

leaf arrangements. Maple, Ash, Dogwood, are opposite leaf

arrangements and HORSE chestnut is whorled leaf arrangement.

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