orchid glossary

Acurninat, tapering to a point.
Anther, the part of a flower containing pollen.
Awned, bristly or bearded.
Basal, relating to or forming the base of any part of a flower or leaf
Bract, a leaf usually smaller than the true leaves of a plant, from which a flower-stalk arises, or any modified leaf or scale on a flower stalk or at the base of a flower.
Calli, glandular hairs or appendages.
Capsule, the ovary, or that part of an orchid below the column where the seed is formed.
Channeled, grooved.
Cilia, hair-like formations, usually marginal, forming a fringe.
Clavate, club-shaped, growing gradually thicker.
Claw, the slender stem-like formation sometimes present at the base of the petals or lip of an orchid.  ... Read more