A GLOSSARY 

 OF BOTANIC TERMS 



a, privative ; in Greek compounds = 

 \vithout, as apetalous, without 

 petals ; modified into an- for eu- 

 phony. 



ab (Lat.)> from; as abnormal, a 

 deviation from rule. 



abax'ial {ah, axis, an axle) ; (1) ap- 

 plied to an embryo which is out of 

 the axis of the seed by one-sided 

 thickness of the albumen ; (2) the 

 side of a lateral organ away from 

 the axis. 



abbre'viated, ahhrevia'tua, shortened, 

 as when one part is shorter than 

 another ; Abbrevia'tion, a selection 

 of those most frequently used will 

 be found in the Appendix. 



aber'rant, aber'rans {aberro, I go 

 astray), dilfering from usual struc- 

 ture, departing from the type. 

 Aberra'tion, non -typical structure. 



abiet'io {Abies, a tir-tree), used of 

 certain coniferous products which 

 are not exclusively from Abies, -^ 

 Anhy'dride, the resin in turpentine ; 

 -^ Acid, a compound of the last with 

 ■ water, forming a large proportion 

 of the constituents of frankincense ; 

 abiet'ifomi Hairs {forma, a form), 

 having a uniseriate main axis, with 

 whorla of Tav-cells (Solereder) ; 

 Ab'ietin, resin from Abies pectinoUa, 

 DC, and Ab'ietite, a sugar from 

 the leaves of the same species ; 

 abieti'neona, abieti'nean, allied to 

 or resembling Abies ; abieti'nus 

 (Lat., made of fir), applied to 

 cryptogams which (1) grow on fire, 

 or (2) resemble a fir- tree in habit, as 

 Alsia abiiiina, Sulliv. 



Abiogen'esis (a, not ; Bios, life ; ytvetris, 

 beginning), spontaneous genera- 

 tion ; the assumed origin of living 

 organisms from non-living matter. 



Abjee'tion {abjedio, a throwing away), 

 casting off spores from a sporophore. 



abjoint' {ab + joint ; a hybrid word), 

 to delimit by septa or joints. 



Abjanc'tion {abjunctus, unyoked), 

 cutting off spores on portions of 

 growing hyphae by septa. 



Ablacta'tion {ablacto, I wean), an in- 

 arching. 



Ablaqaea'tiGn, Ablaqiua'tio, loosening 

 the soil roun<l trees. 



Ab'last (a, not; B^aarhs, a bud or 

 shoot), the entire suppression of an 

 organ, as distinct from Abortion, 

 in which it remains rudimentary 

 or partially developed (Eichler) ; 

 ablast'ic, applied to parts of a flower 

 or other organ which have not been 

 developed ; ablaB'toas, without germ 

 or bud. 



Abnoda'tion {abnodo, to clear of knots), 

 cutting away knots from trees. 



abnorm'al, abnorma'lis {abiiormis, ir- 

 regular), deviating from rule, as 

 when stamens are opposite the 

 petals instead of being alternate. 



aborig'inal (a6, from ; origo, a source), 

 indigenous ; not introduoed. 



Abor'tion {abortio, a miscarriage), 

 non-formation or incompletion of 

 a j)art ; abortive, aborti'vus, im- 

 perfectly developed, as abortive 

 stamens when filaments only ; 

 abort'iens, becoming abortive. 



abra'ded,aZ»a'5U5, rubbed or scraped off. 



abrupt', abrup'tus, suddenly ending 

 as though broken off; abmpt'ly- 

 aeu'minate, having a point arising 

 from a broad extremity ; ~' pin'nate, 

 a pinnate leaf ending with a pair of 

 leaflets. 



Ab'iciis-lay'er, a layer of separation, 

 especially with reference to tlie 

 phenomena of defoliation. 



