?feECREPITANT, cracWlin? when burnt. 



f) '>JLJRR,ENr, closely attached to and running down the stem or 



othtT part. 

 DECU.iSl^ELV' PINNATE, having the I^afets running down thd 



potiole. 

 DECU-^SA TE, growing in pairs which cross each other at right angles. 

 DEFLECTED, bv^mling down af'chwise. 

 J)"iLrOlD, triangilarly spear-shaped : plate 4, fig. 58. 

 D iVIE'l>ED, growing under water. 



lii'i.VriCULArE, having small teeth or notches : plate A^ fig. 30. 

 DE TON A NT, emitting an explosion when burnt. 

 DlADEIjPlllA, the seventeenth class of Vej;etables, comprehending; 



thosj hermaphrodite tiowers which have thj staaima ujuted in two 



sets : plate I, fig. 17. 

 DIANOillA, the second class of vegetables, including the herma* 



phrodite ones with two stamina: plate I, fig. 2. 

 BICHOrOMOUS, divided in a forked manner. 



D.iJfNAMiA, the fourteenth class of plants, including the herma- 

 phrodite ones vi^ith two pair of stamina, one pair of which is 



longer : plate 1, fig. 14. 

 DIGirATE, divided in a finger-like manner, and connedled to the 



sMik at the bise : plate 5j fig. 4. 

 DIG^NIA, having two sry'es. 

 DICECIA, the twenty-second class of vegetibles, comprehending those 



which have the male and female flowers on distinct plants : plate Ij 



fig. -1% 

 ]!)IOPrilA.rE, .applied to th6 eye-like spot on the wings of some 



insects where the p 'pil is divid.'d by a transverse line. 

 DIPTERA, the sixth cjass of inserts, comprising those which have two 



membranous wings, with a clavate poiser under each : Ins. fig. 20. 

 DT^SILIE.NT, bursting open elastically. 

 D'^TECH, pointing two ways only. 

 DIVAlliCArE, spreading out widely, , 

 DIV^ERGENT, forming a right angle with the stem. 

 I30DECx\NDiiiA, the eleventh class of plants, comprising the herma- 



prodite ones with 12-19 stamina. : plate 1, fig. 11. 

 DODKCACx^^NiA, having twelve pistils. 

 DOLABlllFOilM, shaped lille a hatchet : plate 4 ^ fig. 57. 

 liOR^i vL, placed on the back. 

 DiiUPE, a puipy fruit, inclosing a nut or stone with a kernel ; pi. 8, fig. 9. 



ECHINATE, covered with prickles like a hedge hog. 



KLEC TRIG, attr-irting straws or light particles, when rubbed or heated. 



EM \RGIN ATE, with a notch at the end : plate 4, fig. 45. 



KNNEANDill \, the ninth class of plants, includiaj the hermaphro- 

 dite ones vvith nine stamina : plate I, fig. 9. 



ENSiFORM, two-edged and tapering towards the point, like a sword. 



EPUPILL \.TE, applied to the eye-like spot on the wings oi some 

 inserts, surrounded with a coloured ring, but without the pupil- 

 iike dot iu the centre. Blind, insects^ fig. 17. 



