412 A COMPENDIUM OF 
letsarranged doubly winged or opposite, 
feather-like. 
Bisect—hbi-sekt’ (Lat. d7s, twice, sec/us, to cut 
or divide). To cut or divide into two equal 
portions, 
Bisexual—bi-seks’-u-al (Lat. 42s, twice, and 
sexus, male or female, (Of both sexes, her- 
maphrodite. 
Bite—bit (Goth. deitan; Icelandic, dzta, to tear 
to pieces, to crush with teeth). A root, leaf 
or flower that has the appearance of being 
bitten off short. See premorse. 
Blastema—blas-te’-ma (Gr. blastano, I germin- 
ate). The entire embryo or life of the plant. 
Blastoderm—blas’-to-derm (Gr. dblastos, abud; 
derma, the skin). The spot, point or germinal 
disc of the egg, seen after the hen has set for 
a day or two. : 
Boll—bol (Dutch, a head). A capsule or pod 
ofa plant. Example: cotton, ete. 
Bolus—bo’-lus (Lat dolus, a mass; Gr do/os, 
alump). A soft pill mass; a huge pill. 
Borage—bo’-raj-new (Lat. borago, said to be a 
corruption of corago,, from cor, the heart, 
and ago, I bring). A medicinal plant sup- 
posed to have the power to strengthen the 
heart. : 
Botany—bot’-a-ni (Gr. dotane, herbage, fod- 
der; also from doskein, to feed or graze upon 
the herbage). A branch of natural history 
which treats of plants, their structure, hab- 
1ts, etc, 
Botryoidal—bot’-ri-oy’-dal (Gr. dotrus, a bunch 
of grapes ; e?dos, shape). Resembling a bunch 
of grapes. See raceme. 
