Microparasites 



Miorotypd 



belonging to their respective 

 categories ; Microphan'erophytes 

 (4- Phaxerophytes), trees and 

 slirubs attaining the height of two 

 to eight metres (Raunkiter) ; micro- 

 phyriine {<pv\\oy, a leaf), composed 

 of small leaflets or scales; micro - 

 phyH'ous, small leaved ; Mi'cro- 

 phyte {(pvrhv, a plant). (1) used 

 of bacteria ; (2) used by Schimper 

 for the smallest Algae, as Diatoms ; 

 adj. microphyt'ic ; -^ Forma'tion, 

 a community exclusively composed 

 of Lichens or Algae ; Microphy- 

 tol'ogy ( + Phytology), used 

 chieHy of bacteriology, but also 

 applied to any branch which is 

 entirely dependent on microscopic 

 research ; Microprothairus (+ Puo- 

 THALTJJs), the reduced prothallus 

 due to tlie germination of a micro- 

 spore in Pteridophyta and Gymno- 

 sperms ; Mi'cropteres {irrephv, a 

 wing), farrows in the stems of 

 plants ; Micropuccin'ia, having teleu- 

 tosporcs only (Plowright) ; Micro- 

 pyc'nid {ttvkvos, dense) = Pycko- 

 coxiDiUM ; mic'ropy'lar, relating to 

 the MiCiioPYLE ; '- Fun'nel. the 

 lower part of the - Tube where it 

 expands to join the seed cavity ; 

 '^ Mem'brane, the integument lining 

 the JMiciiopvLE ; -^ Scar, the spot 

 on the ripe seed occupied by the 

 micropyle (Kerner) ; -^ Tube, the 

 ])assagc formed by the MicPvOPYLE ; 

 Mi'cropyle {ttvAt], a gate), the 

 aperture in the skin of the seed 

 fonnerly the foramen of the ovule ; 

 it marks the position of the radicle ; 

 micropylif'erous {fcro, I bear) Tube 

 = ExosTOME ; Microscle'rote (o-kA?/- 

 phs, hard), a sc'erotinin modified by 

 unfavourable vital conditions ; after 

 a resting period it develops into a 

 perithecium (Zukal); Mi'crosome, 

 iMicroso'uui, pi. Microsu'viaf.a {acifia, 

 a body), in the plural applied to 

 small "granules embedded in the 

 protoplasm ; Microso'rus (+ Sonus), 

 the male sorus in AzoUa ; Micro- 

 spe'cies (+ Specie-s), species founded 

 on very minute dilferenccs, as those 



in Erophila by A. Jordan ; Micro- 

 sporan'gium (+ Sporangium), a 

 sporangium which produces micro- 

 spores ; microsporan'giate Flow'er, 

 male, or staminate flower ; Mi'cro- 

 spore ((TTTopa, seed), (1) the smaller 

 sized spore in heterosporous plants, 

 as SelagineUa ; (2) of late years 

 applied to the pollen-grain ; adj. 

 raicrospor'ic, micros'porous : Micro- 

 spo'rocarp [napvls, fruit), the growth 

 from which the niicrosporangia of 

 AzoUa are produced; Microspo'ro- 

 cyte {kvtos, a hollow), the mother- 

 cell of a nncrospore or pollen-grain ; 

 Microsporogen'esis {-yh'^Gis, be- 

 ginning), the development of the 

 poilen-grain, or microspore ; Micro- 

 gpor'ophore (+ Sporophobe), an 

 organ which bears Microspores ; 

 Microspor'ophyll {cpi/Wov, a leafj, a 

 leaf-like organ bearing microspor- 

 angia ; microsporophyl'lary Flow'er, 

 a male or staminate flower; Mi'cro- 

 Btome {crTSj^ca, a mouth), a small 

 orilice ; niicrost'omous, applied to 

 floAvers having narrow apertures; 

 Microsty'lospore {aTvXos, a column; 

 ffTTopa, seed), stylospores of a small 

 size, as in Locularia ; microstylouB, 

 sliort-styled, as applied to dimorphic 

 flowers ; Microsym'bicnt {+ Sym- 

 biont), the smaller of the two 

 associated organisms ; Mi'crotherxn 

 {eep/j-rj, heat), used for j)lants charac- 

 teristic of the arctic alpine zone, in 

 England needing protection from 

 drought and direct sunlight; adj. 

 mieroihenn'ic ; microthermoph'ilus 

 {(pix4co, I love), dwelling in boreal 

 regions ; Microthermophy'ta {(pvrhp, 

 a i>lant), boreal plants [note the 

 distinction from Mickotheums] ; 

 Microthennophyti'a, boreal plant 

 formations (Clements) ; Mi'crotome 

 {ro/j-h, a cutting), an instrument for 

 section-cutting for microscopical 

 purposes ; microtrich'al, micro- 

 trich'ous (apl|, rpix^s, hair), used of 

 pubescence when so minute as to be 

 observable only under the microscope, 

 but sometimes perceptible to the 

 touch (Williams); Mi'crotype (tuttov, 



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