356 A MANUAL OK MOSSES 



Acute, rather abruptly sharply pointed. 



Alar, applied to the cells at the basal angles of the leaf. 



Angular, applied to the alar group of cells. 



Ann it! us, the ring of specialized cells often occurring between 

 the rim of the capsule and the operculum. 



Antheridiuin, the male reproductive organ. See Introduction. 



Apiculate, ending in a sharp and short point or apiculus. 



Apophysis, the hypophysis or swelling of the seta just below the 

 capsule. 



Appendiculate, with reference to the cilia, with short transverse 

 bars. 



Archcgoninm, the more or less Mask-shaped female organ. 



Arcuate, bent like a bow. 



Areolation, the cellular mesh or network of the leaf. 



Aristate, awn-like or bristle-like. 



Articulate, jointed, or with cross-bars. 



Attenuate, long drawn out. 



Auriculate, furnished with more or less ear-like lobes at the basal 

 angles, applied to the leaf. 



Autoicous, having the archegonia and antheridia in separate clus- 

 ters on the same plant. 



Axillary, situated in the axil or upper angle of the insertion of 

 a leaf. 



Beak, the prolonged narrow apex of the operculum. 

 Bicostate, having a double costa or midrib. 

 Bifid, two-cleft. 

 Bifurcate, forked. 



Bi-stratose, with two layers of cells. 

 Bi-striate, with two parallel lines or stride. 



Calyptra, the thin and usually more or less membraneous hood or 

 cap on top of the capsule. 



Campanulate, bell-shaped. 

 Canaliculate, channeled. 

 Cancellate, (teeth) lattice-like. 



Capsule, the spore-case or so-called "fruit'' of a moss. 

 Carinate, keeled. 



Caulescent, furnished with a stem. 

 Castajieous, chestnut-brown in color. 



Central Strand, a central bundle of narrow and elongated cells 

 found in some moss-stems. 



C emit o its, somewhat drooping, nodding. 



Cespitose, forming mats or tufts. 



Chlorophyllose, containing chlorophyll or the green coloring mat- 

 ter of leaves. 



Cilia, fine hair-like processes, usually applied to the hair-like struc- 

 tures often occurring between the peristome-segments. 



Circinate, coiled inward from the apex. 



