inaequilateral 



inenrvate 



{hdus, late lis, a side), unequal sided, 

 as tlie leaf of Begonia ; inaequiner'- 

 vius [nervus, a ucvve), when the 

 veins are of dissimilar size ; inae'- 

 quivalve, inaequivarvular {valva, a 

 door-leaf), used of the glumes of 

 plants which sliow inequality in 

 their constituent valves. 



inane', ina'nis (Lat. ), empty, void ; 

 as an anther containing no pollen ; 

 Inanit'ion, the condition of green 

 cells induced hy want of oxygen 

 and consequent loss of power of 

 assimilation (Pringsheim). 



inan'therate (Crozier) = inanthera'tUB, 

 (in = not; + Anther), having no 

 anther ; said of ..abortive or sterile 

 filaments. 



inappendic'ulate, inappendicida'tua 

 (j/i = not; appcndicula, a small 

 appendage), without appendages ; 

 inaper'tus {aperLus, opened), not 

 opened, contiary to its hahit. 



Inarch'ing, grafting hy approach, the 

 scion remaining partly attaclicd to 

 its parent, until union has taken 

 place. 



inartic'ulate, inarticula'tas (Lat., 

 indistinctj, not jointed, continuous. 



incanes'cent, incancs'cens (Lat., turning 

 hoary), becoming grey, canescent. 



inca'nous (Crozier) = inca'nus (Lat.), 

 quite grey, hoary. 



incar'nats, incarna'his (Lat., clotlied 

 iu llesh), flesli-coloured, '"carneous." 



In'cept, In'ception [inceptum, a begin- 

 ning), suggested I'endering of the 

 German " Anlage." 



Inch, an English measure, equalling 

 2.54 cm. ; in Latin, uiuia, uncialis. 



inci'sed, Inci'sus (Lat., cut into), cut 

 sharply into the margin ; inci'so- 

 denta'tus, slashed toothed ; ~ -ser- 

 ra'tus, deep-slashed serrations ; In- 

 cis'ion, Incis'io, an indentation on 

 the margin of a foliar orgai). 



inclining, inoli'ned {inclinatus, bent 

 down), falling away from the hori- 

 zontal direction. 



inclu'ded, indu'sus (Lat., shut in), 

 not protruding beyond the sur- 

 rounding organ ; includen'tia Fo'lia, 

 applied to alternate leaves which 



in the sleep-position approach buds 

 in their axils, seeming to protect 

 them as in Sida (De Candolle). 



Incog'nit [incognitus, not examined). 

 Used by H. C. Watson for those 

 British plants whose nativity or 

 distribution are matters of doubt. 



incomple'te, ' iiicompletus (Lat., not 

 finished), wanting some essential 

 part ; Inoomple'tae, usually synony- 

 mous with Mouochlamydeae, but 

 variously circumscribed by ditferapt 

 authors. 



incomprees'ible [in =■ not ; compresso, I 

 press together), ''offering resistance 

 to compression " (Drummond). 



inconspic'uous, -cuus (Lat., not re- 

 markable), not readily seen from 

 srr.all size or lack of colour. 



incras'sate, incrassa'tus (Lat., thick- 

 ened), made stout, as the leaves of 

 liouse-leek. 



incre'asing = accrescent ; incres'cent 

 {incresco, I grow), growing (Crozier). 



Incrusta'tion {Incrusta'tio, an encas- 

 ing), fossils encased in mineral sub- 

 stance, with the actual tissue 

 wanting ; easts which give impres- 

 sions of markings or cavities, but 

 .show no organic structure. 



IncruBt'ing, inc7-iista'tits (Lat., coated), 



(1) used of seeds so firm in their 

 pericarp as to seem one with it ; 



(2) encrusted witli earthy matter. 

 IncvLb&'tion {Incubatio, a brooding), the 



time from the moment of infection, 

 or sowing of spores, until growth is 

 manifest. 



in'cubous, -bus {iiicubo, I lie upon), 

 the oblique insertion of distichous 

 leaves, so that the lower overlap 

 the upper on the same side of tlie 

 stem on the dorsal surface, as in 

 Bazzania ; cf. succubous. 



incum'bent, incum'bens (Lat., leaning 

 on), resting or leaning upon, pro- 

 cumbent ; '^ An'ther, one which lies 

 against the inner face of its filament ; 

 '^ Cotyle'dons, when the back of one 

 liesngainst the radicle, shown as || o. 



incur'ved, incur' vies ; incur' vate, in- 

 curva'tus {incurvus, bent), bending 

 from without inwards. 



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