Page 370
Glaucous. Showing a whitish surface. I Inflorescence. The arrangement of flowers in a cluster. Ito-zakura. Thread (or weeping) cherries. Also a folk name of a specific botanic cherry. K Kiku-zakura. Chrysanthemum-flowered cherries. Refers to cherries with more than 100 petals per flower. Also the name of a specific cultivar. Kiku-zaki-zakura. Chrysanthemum-flowered cherries. Refers to cherries with more than 100 petals per flower. H Hanami. Literally, "viewing the flowers." Refers to the spring picnics under cherry trees, popular in Japan. M Mature. Fully developed. N Natural Monument. In Japan, some remarkable thing in nature, often a singular specimen of an old tree, sometimes planted to memorialize some heroic or imperial event, having a legal preservation status. Nectary. A gland that secretes nectar, found on the leaf stalk or at the base of the leaf. Nioi-zakura. Scented (or fragrant) cherries. Also the name of a rarely seen but fragrant selection of the Japanese mountain cherry. Noh theater. Highly abstracted, traditional Japanese drama with dance and song. O Obovate. Upside-down egg-shaped. Obtuse. Having a rounded end, with no tip. Refers to leaves. Orbicular. Round. Ovate. Egg-shaped.