| STSs | sesquiterpene synthases |
| FPP | farnesyl diphosphate |
| TPS | terpenoid synthases |
| OPP | diphosphate moiety |
| CPS | copalyl diphosphate synthase |
| KS | ent-kaurene synthase |
| DMNT | (E)-4,8-dimethyl-1,3,7-nonatriene |
| TMTT | (E,E)-4,8,12-trimethyl-1,3,7,11-tridecatetraene |
| HGT | horizontal gene transfer |
| GASs | germacrene A synthases |
| MEME | Multiple Expectation Maximization for Motif |
| VAST | vector alignment search tool |