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Glossary A Acuminate. Tapering to a point. Aristate. A kind of serration in which the teeth of a leaf end in long, slender bristles; bristled. B Beni. A Japanese word always translated as ''red" in English, though pink would be more appropriate. In ancient Japan, beni referred to the red dye derived from safflower (Carthamus tinctorius). Bifid. Having two divisions. Botan-zakura. Double-flowered cherries. Also the name of a specific cultivar. Brown rot. A brownish withering of the flowers in damp or rainy weather. C Calyx. The outer, tubular case that holds a flower. Caudate. Tapering to a long tail-like part. Refers to the leaf tip. Chrysanthemum cherries. Refers to cherries with more than 100 petals per flower, though fewer are typical in less-than-ideal growing conditions. Ciliate. Having a fringe of fine hairs. Corymb. A broad cluster of flowers on stalks of various lengths, branching off at various points from a main flower stalk. Corymbose. Having flowers in corymbs. Crenate. See retuse. Cuneate. Wedge-shaped. Refers to the leaf base. D Daimyo. A feudal governor, vassal to the shogun. F