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naked seed, not enclosed in a covering (peri- 
carp or hull); with only its proper seed coats. 
Gymnostoni—(Gr. gum’nos, naked, and sto’ma, 
a mouth). Applied to mosses when they 
have no membrane over their openings or 
mouths of their spore cases. 
Gynecium—gin-e’-si-um (Gr. gune, a woman, 
and otkos, a house). The pistils or female 
organs of the plant. 
Gynostemium—(Gr. gumnos and stemon, a 
stamen). The column in the orchids bearing 
the organs of reproduction. 
Hzematoxylon—he’-ma-toks’-i-lon (Gr. hazma, 
blood, and xu/on, wood). Logwood, a dye 
stuff. 
Hzmostatic—he-mo-stat’-ik (Gr. hatma, and 
stasis, stationary). Any medicine which will 
stop the flow of blood, as iron, tamin, matico, 
etc. 
Hastate—has’-tat (Lat. Hasta, aspear). Spear- 
shaped, applied to the leaf when the lower or 
base of the leaf projects like a spear. 
Heliotrope—he’-li-o-trop, (Gr. he/tos, the sun, 
and ¢rope, aturning). The sun-flower. An 
ancient instrument for showing the time of 
the sun’s arrival at the tropics. A small 
flowering plant with an almond-like odor. 
Hleliotropic, the power that plants have of 
turning to the sun-light. 
Hellebore—hel’-le-bore (Gr. helein, to injure, 
and dora, food). A plant used in medicine; 
also called the Christmas rose, blooming at 
that time. 
Hemicarp—hem’-i-karp (Gr. hemi, half, and 
karpos, fruit). One portion of a fruit which 
spontaneously divides into halves. 
