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GLOSSARY. 



Disepalous (-us). Two-sepaled ; 244. 



Disk-jlowers. Those belonging to the 

 di~k, or body, and not to the margin 

 or ray of a eapitulmn. 



Dissected (-us). Deeply cut or divided 

 into numerous segment-. 



Dissepiment (-tntum). A partition in an 

 ovary or pericarp; 264. 



Dissilii-nt (-ens). Bursting asunder or 

 in pieces. 



Distil-In, it.-: (-us). Disposed in two ver- 



. tical ranks ; 122. 



Distinct ( Distlnctus). Separate from ; 

 not united. 



Distractilt (-His). Carried widely apart. 



Diilucous (-.-) Of two thecae, or cells, 

 as are most anthers; 254. 



Diurnal. Daily ; occurring in the day; 

 sometimes used for ephemeral. 



Diraricate (-ntus). Extremely divergent. 



Divergent, Diverging (-ens). Inclining 

 away from each other. 



Divided (Divisus). Where lobing or 

 segmentation extends to the base; 98. 



Dodeca. Greek for twelve. Used in 



Dodecaijynia. Linnoean order with flow- 

 ers. 



Dudeciiyynous. Having twelve styles or 

 distinct carpels. 



Dodecdmerous (-us). Of twelve parts in 

 the circle. 



Dodecitndria. A Linnxan class (334) 

 with the flowers. 



Dodecdndrvus, Having twelve (or from 

 12 to 111) stamens; 249. 



Dodrantulis. A span (about nine inches) 

 long. 



Dolnbriform (-ormis). Axe-shaped or 

 hatchet-shaped. 



Dorsal (-nils). Relating to the dorsum 

 or back. 



Dorsal Suture. That which answers to 

 the midrib of a carpel ; 201. 



Dofsij'i runs. Borne on the back. 



Double. Has a technical use when a 

 flower is said to be "double;" this 

 denoting one in which the leaves of 

 the tlower are monstrously increased 

 mostly at the expense of the essential 

 organs. 



Downy. Pubescent with fine :ind soft 

 hairs. LOOM-IN- synonymous with soft- 

 pubescent, tomentoxc, iV-c. 



Drepdnium, .\ su'kle--.|iaped cyme; 156. 



Driipii<-i mis (-i'iis). Resembling or relat- 

 ing to a drupe. 



Drupt- (l)rupn). .\ stone fruit; 297. 



Drupelet, Drupel (Drupvola). A dimin- 

 utive drupe; 297. 



Drupetum. An aggregation of drupes; 

 300. 



Duct. In vegetable anatomy, an elon- 

 gated cell or tubular vessel, lound espe- 

 cially in the woody (tibro-vascular) 

 parts of plants. 



Dumetuse (-vsus). Pertaining to Dume- 

 tum, a thicket, or Dumus, a bush. 



Dumose (-usus). Bushy, or relating to 

 bushes. 



Duplo. Twice as many, in Greek com- 

 pounds, Dijil". 



Duramen. The heart-wood of an exo- 

 genous stem ; 80. 



Dwarf. Of small size or height com- 

 pared with its relatives. 



Dyclesium. See Diclesiuin. 



E- or Ex- As a prefix to Latin words, 

 carries a privative meaning, as Eco&- 

 tate, without ribs, Exalbuminous, with- 

 out albumen. 



Eared. Same as Auriculate. 



Ebracteate, Ebracteolate (-atus). Desti- 

 tute of bracts or bractlets. 



Eburneus. Ivory-white. 



Ecdlcarate (-atus). Spurless. 



Echinate (-atus). Beset with prickles, 

 like a hedgehog. 



Echinulate (-atus). Beset with diminu- 

 tive prickles. 



Edentate (-atus). Toothless. 



Effete (-etus), or EJfaetus. Past bearing; 

 fund ionless from age. 



Efflorescence (-entia). The time or state 

 of blossoming; anthesis. 



l-'.J'nse (-usus). Very loosely spreading, 

 more so than diffuse. 



Eglandulose (-osus). Destitute of glands. 



I-:</i/-shnprd. See Orate. 



l.liiter. One of the spiral or spirally- 

 marked threads in the spore-cases of 

 certain llepatica-. 



Elittiis. Tall or lofty. 



/.Vi ntln ros. In Greek compounds, sep- 

 arate or distinct. 



Eltviheropt tnlmis (-ns). Same as Chori- 

 petalous or Polypetalous; 245. 



Ellipsoidal (-eus). An elliptical solid; 

 sometimes used for nearly elliptical. 



Elliptical (->is). In the form of an el- 

 lipse. Oval or oblong with regularly 

 rounded ends ; 95. 



Emari'i'lus. Flaccid or withered. 



Enwryinate (-ntns). With a notch cut 

 out of the margin; or, as usually ap- 

 plied, out of the extremity; 97. 



Embracing. Clasping by the base. 



