Glossary
Herbaceous - 1 a : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an herb b of a stem : having little or no woody tissue and persisting usually for a single growing season
2 : having the texture, color, or appearance of a leaf
Nematode - : any of a phylum (Nematoda or Nemata) of elongated cylindrical worms parasitic in animals or plants or free-living in soil or water —called also roundworm
Urediniospore - : one of the thin-walled spores that are produced by uredinial hyphae and spread the fungus vegetatively
Necrotic - localized death of living tissue
Mandible - any of various invertebrate mouthparts serving to hold or bite food materials; especially : either member of the anterior pair of mouth appendages of an arthropod often forming strong biting jaws
Gaster - the enlarged part of the abdomen behind the pedicel in hymenopterous insects (as ants)