axil - the angle between the leaf and the
stem
bract - a leaf from the axil of which a flower of floral axis arises
cambium - a thin layer of tissue between the inner bark and the wood
where secondary growth originates and forms the annual rings of wood
cathartic - a purgative, either physically or emotionally
concoctive - preparation made by combining raw materials
decoction - an extract obtained by boiling
diuretic - tending to increase the flow of urine
drupes - fleshy or pulpy, one-seeded fruits, the seed with a stony
covering
drupelets - small drupes
emetic - an agent that induces vomiting
fens - wetlands of slow-moving, often alkaline water with sedge (not
sphagnum) peat underfoot
fumigant - a substance such as vapor or smoke used to disinfect or
destroy pests
infusion - the continuous slow introduction of a solution, usually into a
vein
leaflets - one of the divisions of a compound leaf
lenticels - slightly raised areas on the bark of stems or roots
parturition - the action or process of giving birth
peatlands - an extensive tract of land where peat (moss) has formed
poultice - a soft, usually heated and sometimes medicated, mass spread on
cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
purgative - a medicine that causes evacuation from the bowels
shrub-carrs - wetlands dominated by shrubs and developed on mainly
mineral materials that are periodically saturated but rarely inundated
shrub fens - fens dominated by shrub cover
smudge - a smokey smoldering fire which produces large amounts of smoke
stamen - the pollen-bearing organ of a flower
stoloniferous - bearing or developing horizontal branches from the base
of a plant that produces new plants from buds at its tip (ex. strawberry plant)
style - the pollen-receiving organ of a flower
tumpline - a sling formed by a strap slung over the forehead or chest and
used for carrying or helping to support a pack on the back or in hauling loads
