A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Appendage, a small: appendicula,-ae (s.f.I), q.v., abl. sg. appendicula;

Appendage, “leaves and all their modifications are appendages of the axis. Hairs, prickles, &c., are appendages of the part which bears them. A name applied to processes of any kind” (Lindley); = Appendix, an addition; see segment; see process;

1) a part appended or added to something else, as leaves are appendages to the stem;

2) a name given to processes or outgrowths of any kind, especially those of the perithecia of fungi;

3) in the plural the term Appendices was formerly applied to suckers, such as the offsets of the pineapple (Jackson);

appendix,-icis (s.f.III), q.v., abl. sg. appendice; additamentum,-i (s.n.II), abl.sg. additamento; accessio,-onis (s.f.III), abl.sg. accessione; armatura,-ae (s.f.I), abl.sg. armatura, q.v.; appendiculum,-i (s.n.II), abl.sg. appendiculo; projectura,-ae (s.f.I), abl.sg. projectura 'projection;' prominentia,-ae (s.f.I), abl.sg. prominentia; see prominence, prolongation;

- ascidii operculum ascendens ovatum, facie inferiore prope apicem appendice instructum, of the pitcher the lid ascending ovate, on the lower surface near the tip with an appendage provided (Stearn 1983)

- spadix spatha brevior, totus inclusus, sessilis, basi femineus, superne hermaphroditus, appendice erecta clavata, spadix than the spathe shorter, all included, sessile, at the base female, above hermaphrodite, with appendage erect club-shaped (Stearn).

- folia amphigastriaque et lobis accessoriis et additamentis paraphyllaceis et lamellis varie ornata, leaves and amphigastria variously ornamented with accessory lobes, paraphyllia-like appendages and lamellae.

- trichosporae appendiculo uno praeditae, trichospores provided with one appendage.

- antherae appendicibus connectivi aurantiaco-brunneis, anthers with the appendages of the connective orange-brown.

- appendices nectariferae noduliformes, nectar-bearing appendages knot-shaped.

- appendicibus 5, per anthesin 0.8–1.8 mm longis, plerumque 5 appendicibus interpositis brevioribus, with appendages 5, through flowering time 0.8-1.8 mm long, usually with 5 shorter appendages placed among them.

- connectivum postice in calcar, caudam v. appendicem productum, connective postically extended into a spur, tail or appendage.

- cheilocystidia appendiculis apicalibus unguicul- vel spiculoideis saepe capitatis praedita, cheilocystidia with apical prong- or spikeoid often capitate appendages provided.

- in parte basali columnae appendice pediformi instructa, in the basal part of the column provided with a foot-like appendage.

NOTE: sometimes cauda,-ae (s.f.I) 'the tail of an animal' is used in the sense of 'appendage' and 'caudatus,-a,-um (adj.A),'tailed, provided with a tail' is used in the sense of 'appendaged;' also see ur-, uro-, -urus (s.m.II), -uris (s.f.III): in Gk. comp. tail-, appendage-; see cirrus: a tendril or curled modification at the end of a leaf or stem; cf. proboscideus,-a,-um (adj.A): having a terminal snout-like or elongated projection or horn: proboscis,-is (s.f.III), abl.sg. probosce: proboscis, terminal projection;

- connectivum postice in calcar, caudam v. appendicem productum, connective postically extended into a spur, tail or appendage.

Appendages of the axis, “all the leafy or thin expansions that grow upon a stem, such as leaves, and the parts of a flower” (Lindley): appendix,-icis (s.f.III) axialis, abl. sg. appendice axiali; see appendix,-icis (s.f.III); appendiculum axiale, abl. sg. appendiculo axiali.

Appendage, a small: appendicula,-ae (s.f.I), q.v., abl. sg. appendicula;