454 A COMPENDIUM OF 
Nuculanium—nuw’-ku-la’-ni-um (Lat. xucleus, a 
kernel, a small nut; from zwx, a nut). A two 
or more celled indehiscent fruit, with a fleshy 
pulp; the grape is an example. 
Nut—(As. nut; Ger. nuss, a nut). A fruit 
consisting of a kernel, enclosed in a hard 
shell; any fruit with a bony pericarp, con- 
taining a single seed and producing only one 
of its kind. 
Nutmeg—nut’-meg (Lat. uux moschata, nut- 
meg, from the Lat. muscus; Gr. moschos, 
musk; this animal’s secretions being taken as 
a type of anything highly scented). The nut- 
meg is the kernel of the fruit of an East In- 
dian tree; a condiment for flavoring. 
Nux-Vomica—(Lat. nux, a nut, and vomicus, 
vomiting ; from vomero, to vomit), The strych- 
nos nux vomica, a poison medicine, a fruit 
yielding strychnia, 
Obcordate—ob-kor’-dat (Lat. 04, in front, 
against, reversed, and cor, the heart; gena- 
tive, cordts). Leaves, petals, etc., heart- 
shaped, with the apex near the stem; leaves 
inverted, 
Oblong—ob’-long (Lat. oblongus, oblong, from 
ob, against, and longus, long). Any leaf which 
is longer than broad, oblong, ovate, between 
ovate and oblong, 
Obtuse—ob-tus’ (Lat. odtusus, blunt; Spanish 
obtuso, not pointed), A blunt termination, 
somewhat rounded, the characteristic shape 
of some leaves, 
Obvolute—ob’-vo-lute (Lat. obvolutus, to cover 
over, to wrap up round, from 06, around, and 
volvo, I roll), Having the margin of one leaf 
