Clonic convulsions - A sudden involuntary series of contractions of groups of muscles; characterized by a rhythmic alternation of contraction and relaxation.

Decumbent- Prostrate or nearly so, with the tips growing upwards.

Glabrous - Without hairs.

Hyperpnea - Excessively deep or rapid breathing.

Peduncles - The short stem bearing the fruit.

Pentandrous - 5 stamens. (This word was not used in this text but will be encountered in our references and only a few dictionaries.)

Ptyalism- Excessive salivation.

Sessile- Lacking a stalk.

Setiform - Bristle-like.

Stipules - The basal appendage of a petiole.