398 GLOSSARY. 



Anlher. That part of a stamen which contains the pollen. 



Ant/ieroid. Resembling anthers. 



Apetalous. Without petals. 



Apex. End, tip, or sharp extremity. 



Aphyllous. Without leaves. 



Appehdiculate. Having some appendage. 



Oppressed. Pressed against or close to. 



Apterous. Without wings ; as in the radical flowers of Polygala rubella. 

 Med. Bot. PI. 54. 



Arachnoid. Resembling a spider's web. 



Arboreous. Like a tree. 



Arborescent. Approaching to the size of a tree. 



Aril. An outer covering of certain seeds, which is deciduous or separates ; 

 as in Geranium maculalum. Med. Bot. PI. 8. 



Aristale. Awned. Ending in a bristle. 



Armed. Furnished with thorns or prickles. 



Aroma. The aromatic quality of plants. 



Arrow shaped. Like the head of an arrow. 



Articulated. Jointed. 



Arundi->iaceous. Resembling reeds, or stiff large grass. 



Ascending. Rising from the ground obliquely. 



Attenuated. Gradually diminished or tapering. 



Auricuktte. Furnished with lateral projections, or leafets resembling ears, 

 at base ; as in the leaves of Solanum dulcamara. Med. Bot. PI. 18. 



Awn. A siiif bristle, frequently rough or bearded; as in the flowers of cer- 

 tain grasses, and in the anthers of Gaullhtria procumbent. Med. Bet. 

 PI. 22, 



Awned. Having awns. 



Awaless. Without awns. 



Axil. The anHe benveen a leaf and stem on the upper side. 



Axillary. Growing in or from the axil. 



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Banner. The upper and commonly largest petal of a papilionaceous flower. 



Barren. Producing no fruit. Containing stamens only; as in the barren 

 flowers of Rluis vernix. Med. Bot PI 10. 



Bell shrtjx ?. Rounded and hollow at base, without a tube ; as in the corolla 

 of Apocynum androstEmifolium. Med. Bot. PI. 36. 



Berry. A juicy fruit with the seeds imbedded in the pulp, without any inter- 

 mediate covering; as in Phytolacca decandra. Med. Bot. PI. 3. 



Bicuspid-ate. With two points. 



Biennial. Living two years, in the second of which the flower and fruit 

 are produced ; as in Coniurn maculalum. Med. Bot. PI. 11. 



Bifid. Two cleft. Cut nearly into two parts. 



Bi^landular. Having two glands. 



Bilocular. Having two cells. 



Bipinnale. Twice pinnate. When both the leaf and its subdivisions are 

 pinnate. 



Bipinnatifid. Twice pinnatifid. Both the leaf and its segments being pin- 

 natihd. 



Bitcrnate. Twice ternate. The petiole supporting three ternate leaves. 



Bivalve. Two valved. 



Bloom. A superficial colouring substance which easily rubs off; apparently 

 a fine powder. 



Border. The brim, or spreading part of a corolla. 



Brachiate. Branches opposite, and each pair at right angles with the pre- 

 ceding. 



Braclb, or Floral leaf. A leaf near the flower which is different from the 

 other leaves of the plant. 



