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GLOSSARY. 



f'iu/ifi'1/ilii. A partial or secondary um- 



bel, or unibellet ; 150. 

 I'liiliilii-iitt (-<ttus). Depressed in the 



centre, navel like. 



The liilum of a seed. 

 (-iitii.--). Bearing an Umbo 



or lo.-s in i lie centre. 

 UmbrdcuKform (-//;//). Having the 



uenenil lunii dt an umbrella. 

 Untbrosus. Growing in shadv places. 

 I '//'trim il. \ icstitute. ot' prickles, spines, 



or otln-r armature. 

 Uncttte (-iitii.-ii, Uncinate, (-atus), U/ici- 



J'urin (-oi-iitis). Hooked; bent or 



curved at tip in the form of a hook. 

 1'iK-iuli*. Aii inch (uncid) in length. 

 UntJtite (-/itus) or Undulate (-atus). 



Wavy; 98. 



1'inii i-fliruh. A very low shrub ; 50. 

 f'l/ii/iia/li/ I/innate. See Impari-pin- 



nate. 

 Untjuiculatv (-atus). Contracted at 



base into an 

 L' nt/iiis. A claw, or stalk-like base of a 



petal, &c. ; 245. 



Unl-. In Latin compound, one; as 

 UII'K-I Iliditr. Of one cell; Unicolor, of 



one color, &c. 



Unicits. Singly or single, solitary. 

 t'lti/lorous (-us). Oiie-tloweivd. 

 l'ii(/'(ilinti' (-iitun). One-leaved. 

 /'/lij'n/iiiliite, of one leaflet ; 102. 

 (' iii/n</<iit (Unijugus). Of one pair; 



10-2.' 

 I't/i/iibiiitf (-iit/i*). Onc-lipped, like the 



corolla of Acanthus, in which the 



upper lip is obsolete. 

 Unilateral (-tills). One-sided; either 



originating on or more commonly 



turned all to one side of an axis. 

 I'lii/dfulnr (-uri.i). One-celled. 

 / 'nun -ri'nti' ( Uninervis, Uiunervius), 



( Mie-nerved. 



Uniumliitc (-atus). Having only a soli- 

 tary ovule. 

 r/ii/iiirans. Bearing one; as a cyme of 



one axis or branch; 152, 155. 

 I'nis, rinl (-iii/i.<), Ctit.ii riate (-atus). 



In one horizontal row or series. 

 ('ii/.<tj-ii<il (-n/if, riilsexu.*). Of one 



sex; having stamens only or pistils 



(.nly; 191. 

 Uiilrnlved ( Univalvis). Of one piece or 



valve. 



Ci-i-i iilnte (-attif). Hollow and con- 

 tracted at or below the mouth, like an 



urn or pitcher ( Urceulits). 

 Urens. Stinging, in the manner of net- 

 tles. 



Utricle ( Utriculus). A small bladdery 

 pericarp; 295. Or any small bladder- 

 shaped body or appi-nda^e; also a 

 synonym of a cell of parein hyina. 



Urricular (-arts), Utriculati (-fitus), 

 Utriculiform (-vrmis), Utriculose 

 (-onus). Having or consisting of 

 utricles, or bladder-like in appear- 

 ance. 



Vacillans. Swinging free, as the anth- 

 ers of Grasses on their filaments. 



\\K-HUS. Void or empty of the proper 

 contents. 



\' a 'JUKI. A sheath, as of a leaf, &c. 



I 'aginate. Sheathed. 



\'n//''CuUe. The intervals or grooves 

 between the ridges or ribs of the fruit 

 UmbellifersB. 



\' n/ rate (-a tun), Vulrulnr (-aris). 

 Opening as if by doors or valves, as 

 do most dehiscent fruits (capsules), 

 and some anthers; also the parts of 

 a flower-bud when thev exaetlv meet 

 without overlapping: i:!5. 



Vulrv ( \'<tlcn). One of the pieces into 

 which a capsule .-plits. 288. 



I'li/i-!,/. Same as valvate: hence 3 

 -valved, 5-valved. many valved, &c. 



\'dlrulii. A diminutive valve. Also 

 used (al'ter Liniuens) for the inner or 

 flower-glumes of Grasses. 



Varityated (-at us). Irregularly colored ; 

 in patches of color. 



Variety ( Vurictas). A sort or modifi- 

 cation subordinate to species; 318. 



Vdriolate, I'ariuldris. Marked as if 

 by the pustules or pittings of small- 

 pox. 



\'m i itlar (-<trit). Relating to or fur- 

 nished with vessels ( I'ata) or ducts. 



\'iist-nlar Plants ( I'anctt/ttrts), 340. 



ydscutum. Same as Ascidium. Also 

 the botanists' collecting box; 372. 



VasiJ'orm (-vrmifi). In the form of a 

 vessel, duct, &c. 



Vtiin-il. Furnished or traversed with 

 fibre-vascular bundles or threads, es- 

 pecially with those which divide and 

 are reticulated. 



I't-ins ( \'rme). In general any ramifi- 

 cations or threads of fibro-vascular 

 tissue in a leaf or any flat organ; 

 especially (as distinguished from 

 nerves) those which divide or branch; 

 92. 



Veinlens. Destitute of veins. 



Veinlet ( Venula). One of the ultimate 



