444 A COMPENDIUM OF 
Involuted—in’-vo-loo’-ted. Flowers or leaves. 
rolled spirally inwards. 
Isinglass—i’-zing-glas (Ger. hausendblase, the 
bladder of the sturgeon, fron) “ausen and 
b/ase, a bladder). Isinglass is but the corrup- 
tion of the word fauséndlase, a pure kind of 
jelley ob‘ained from the bladders or sounds 
of certain fresh water fish. 
Juba—ju’-ba (Lat. juba, a mane). A word oc- 
casionally used to indicate a loose panicle; or 
a dense cluster of awns or bristles on certain 
grasses, 
Juga—ju’-ga (Lat. jugam, a yoke). A term 
used «ccasionally to indicate the ribs on the 
fruit of the umbellifere, 
Jugate—ju’-gat. Applied to a pair of leaflets 
in a series of leaflets or compound leaves. 
Kilogramme—kil’-o-gram (Gr. chilioi, a thou- 
sand, and the Fr. gramme). A metric weight 
adopted by the French government, and 
agreed upon as 1000 grammes, and equal to 
2.2046 lbs. avoirdupvis. ; 
Kilolitre—kil’-o-le-tr (Gr. chiliot, a thousand, 
and /itra). A metric measure of 1000 litres, 
rather more than 220 gallons imperial .meas- 
ure, and 35 and .3171 a fraction of cubic feet. 
Kilometre—kil’-o-me-tr (Gr. chilioz, a thousand 
and metron, a measure). A metric or French 
measure of a thousand metres, equal to 1093- 
-6389 English yards. 
Labiate, or Labiated—(Lat. /adium, a lip). 
Applied to irregular gamopetalous flowers 
with an upper and under portion (lip-like). 
An order of plants, as in the mint family. 
