indeoidnous 



meye 



indecid'uous {in = not ; deeiduus, cut 

 or lopped off), evergreen or persist- 

 .cnt foliage (Crozier) ; indefinite, in- 

 defini'tus (Lat., not precise), (1) un- 

 certain or not positive in character ; 

 (2) too many for easy enumeration, 

 as an abundance of stamens, de- 

 noted by, the sign w ; (3) in an in- 

 iiorescenee, when racemose, the main 

 axis being capable of constant ex- 

 tension; '-' Growth, continuous 

 growth and not tlie mere extension 

 of a limited organism or bud ; '- 

 Inflores'cence, indeterminate or cen- 

 trifugal, acropetal of some authors ; 

 Indehis'cence (dehiscens, gaping), not 

 opening, as of fruits which remain 

 closed at maturity; indehis'cent, 

 -cens, not opening by valves or along 

 regular lines. 



Indepen'dence, the separation of organs 

 usually entire. 



Indeterminate, indetermina'tus, not 

 terminated absolutely, as an infior- 

 esceiice in which no flower ends the 

 axis of the Hower-cluster. 



In'dican, a nitrogenous glucoside, by 

 its decomposition forming Indigo. 



indifferent iindiffrrens, without dif- 

 ference), not specialized or differen- 

 tiated. 



In'digene (indiges, native), a native 

 plant ; indig'enoue, -nus, original 

 to the country, not introduced. 



In'digo, a deep blackish blue obtained 

 from various species of Indigo/era ; 

 In'digogene, white indigo, or colour- 

 less indigotine ; indigotlcos, indigo 

 blue, atro-cyaneus ; la'digotine, pure 

 blue indigo, forming about four-, 

 tenths of the commercial indigo ; 

 Indimul'sin, a>i enzyme producing 

 indigo in the leaves of Indigo/era. 



indirec'te veno'sus, Link's term for 

 lateral veins combined witliin the 

 margins, and emitting other little 

 veins. 



Individ'ual, Individ' uum {individ'uus, 

 inseparable), a unit of the series 

 which constitute species ; Individ'- 

 ualism, (1) capable of separate exist- 

 ence ; (2) symbiosis in which the 

 total aggregate result is wholly dif- 



ferent from any of the symbionta ; 

 Individua'tiou, a synonym of the 

 last (2). 



indivi'sus (Lat.), undivided, entire. 



induced', applied to those movements 

 wliicii are the result of some irrita- 

 tion or stim.ulus, as pressure, liglit, 

 heat, etc. ; Induc'tion, the produc- 

 tion of sensitive movements ; hetero- 

 g'enous ~ ,due to two or more causes; 

 iaog'enous ~ , due to one cause. 



Indumen'tum (Lat., a garment), any 

 covering, as hairiness. 



indup'licate, induplira'tus, indu'plica- 

 tive, with the margins bent inwards, 

 and the external face of these edges, 

 applied to each other, without twist- 

 ing. 



induras'cens (Lat., from induro, I 

 harden), hardening by degrees; 

 indura'ted, hardened. 



indu'saefonn, indu'sifonn (-f Indu- 

 siUM ; forma, shape) ; indu'sial, 

 having indusia; '-- Flaps, a false 

 indusium in IVoodwardia; indu'siate, 

 ^indusia' tiis, possessing an indusium ; 

 indu'sioid {fl^os, like), John Smith's 

 expression for any indusium-like 

 covering in Ferns. 



Indu'sium (Lat., a Avoman's under- 

 garment), (1) an epidermal out- 

 growth covering the sori in Ferns ; 

 (2) a ring of collecting hairs below 

 the stigma ; (.3) the annulus of some 

 Fungi (Lindley). 



Indu'viae (Lat, clothes), (1) persist- 

 ent portions of the perianth, or 

 leaves which wither, but do not fall 

 off; (2) scale-leaves ; indu'viate, tn- 

 dnvia'lis, induvia'tus, clotlied with 

 withered remnants. 



inembrypna'tua {in = not ; embryo, an 

 embryo), having no embryo. 



Inench'yma {U, Ivhs, muscle-tibres ; 

 (yxvfia, an infusion), tibro-cellular 

 tissue, the cells having the appear- 

 ance of spiral vessels, as in Si^hagnuvi. 



inerm', iner'mous, infr'?ni5 (Lat. , un- 

 armed), without spines or prickles. 



inezten'iible {in = not ; extensus, 

 stretched) "offering resistance to 

 stretching " (Drummond). 



ineye', to inoculate, or bud. 



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