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Name Description
aberrans
aberrant
abietina
resembling Abies (fir tree)
acaule
stalkless
acaulis
stalkless
accumbens
lying down
acerosa
needle-like foliage
acmopetala
pointed petals
acranthus
flowers at apices (tips)
acre
acrid, bitter taste
acuminatus
tapering gradually to a point
adeno-
prefix for glandular or sticky
adhatoda
not touched by goats
admirabilis
wonderful!, astonishing!!
adpressus
pressed against
adstringens
binding together
adumbratus
counterfeit
aduncus
bent, crooked, curved, hooked
aequitrilobus
3 equal lobes
aereus
bronze
aestivus
of summer
affinis
related to, allied to
agastus
charming
agglomeratus
balled (as, in a ball)
agglutinatus
stuck together
aggregatulus
joined in little clusters

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