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EXPLANATION OF TERMS. 



Anastomosed, 



Articulated^ 

 Australasia, 



Axillary, 



Bifid, 



Bifurcated, 



Bractea, 



Campanulated, 



Cartilaginous, 



Cil, 



Ciliated, 



Corymhus, 



Cretaceous, 



Cuneiform, 



Deltoides, 



Desiccation, 



Dichotomous, 



Digitated, 



Filiform, 



Florida, 



Foliated, 



Friable, 



branching out, and reuniting, thus form- 

 ing meshes, and giving a net-work ap- 

 pearance. 



jointed. 



islands that lie south of Asia, as New 

 Holland, New Guinea, &c. &c. 



coming from the junction of the stem 

 and branch. 



cleft in two. 



two-forked. 



floral leaf. 



bell-shaped. 



gristly. 



hair like an eye-lash. 



fringed. 



a broad-topped spike. 



chalky. 



wedge-shaped. 



triangular. 



dried state. 



dividing in two equal branches. 



like fingers. 



like thread. 



applied to red marine plants. 



leafy appearance. 



crumbly. 



