IZOUS 



Karyochylema 



ix'ouB {l^hs, bird-lime), sticky, viscous 

 (Heinig). 



Jac'ulator (Lat., a darter), a hook- 

 like process on the placenta of certain 

 fruits, whicli aids in the expulsion 

 of tlie seeds, as in Acanthaceae 

 (Boulger). 



Jag'gery, a coarse dark ^ugar from the 

 coco-nut and other palms, which 

 produces arrack by*ferraentation. 



Jal'apin, a constituent of the officinal 

 Jalap, a purgative root, derived 

 from Ipomoea Purga (Hayne). 



Jama'icin, an alkaloid occurring in 

 the cabbage bark-tree, Andira iner- 

 ■mis, Kunth, a native of tlie West 

 Indies. 



Jamin's Chain,- a chain of air and 

 water in the vessels of plants. 



jaspid'eus, or iaspid'eus (Lat., from 

 • iasper, jasper), a mixture of many 

 colours arranged in small spots. 



Je'terus, a mistake of Bischoff, copied 

 by Lindley, for Ictekus, vegetable 

 jaundice. 



Join'ing, used by Babington for the 

 point of union of two different 

 parts ; a node. 



Joint, an articulation, as a node in 

 grasses or other plants ; joint'ed, 

 articulated, falling apart at the 

 joints. 



jonquirieus (Mod. Lat.), the bright 

 yelloAV of the Jonquil, Narcissus 

 odorus, Linn. 



Jord'anism, an excessive multiplica- 

 tion of so-called species, regarded 

 as mere varieties which are tolerably 

 constant under cultivation : the 

 name is derived from Alexis Jordan 

 of Lyons; cf. MiCROtiPECiE.s, or 

 elementary species. 



Ju'ba (Lat., a mane), a loose panicle, 

 with diliquescent axis ; juba'tus, 

 maned. 



ju'gate {juga'tus, connected or yoked 

 together), used in composition as 

 conjugate, bijugate, etc. 



Ju'gum (Lat., a yoke), pi. Ju'ga ; (1) 

 a pair of leaflets ; (2) the ridges on 

 the fruits o£ Umbelliferae. 



Juice, the liquid contents of any plant- 



tissue; -^ Ves'sels, J. Hill's term 

 for vascular tissue; juice'less, dry, 

 exsuccous. 



jula'ceous, -ceus {julus, Mod. Lat., an 

 amentmn or spike ; -f- aceous), bear- 

 ing catkins, amentaceous ; ju'liform 

 {/orvui, shape), like a catkin; Ju'lua, 

 an old term for catkin, or spike, 

 sucli as in Acorus Calamus, Linn. 



junca'ceoua {juncus, a rush), rush -like; 

 Junce'tum, an association of a species 

 of Juncus: junc'oid (elSos, resem- 

 blance), junc'ous, jun'ceouB, rush- 

 like. 



Junctu'ra (I-at., a joint), an articula- 

 tion or note. 



Jungernian'nia Form, applied to plants 

 having distichous leaves, usually 

 orbicular and shortly stalked 

 (Warming). 



Jun'gle, wild forests and thickets in 

 India, referred by Warming to the 

 savannah type. 



juniperi'nuB, bluish-brown, like the 

 berries of the juniper (Hayne). 



JunquiU'o-pam'pa, pampas character- 

 ized by Sporobolus arundinaceus. 



Jute, the fibre of Corchorus capsularis, 

 Linn., and C. olUorius, Linn. 



Juvenes'cence {juvenesco, I grow young 

 again)^= Rf.juvknescence. 



ju'venile (juvenilis, youthful), applied 

 by Goebel to the early forms, as the 

 larval-forms of conifers. 



Juxta'position (juxta, close to ; posit us, 

 placed), the relative position in 

 which organs are placed. 



K, for many words see also under the 



letter C. 

 Kaiid'ion, KaHd'ium ; pi. Kalid'ia 



[KahiZiov, from KoAm, gianary) = 



Cystocarp. 

 kamptod'romous = camptodp.omols. 

 Kar-herb'age (Ger. Karfiur), the plants 



occurring in hollows high amongst 



mountains ("Kar" is an Austrian 



geological term for hollows dug out 



by glaciers). 

 karpotrop'io = cakpotkopic. 

 Karyas'ter [Kapvov, a nut; -f Abtek), 



the spindle -figure of the nucleus; 



Karyochyle'ma (xu'^^*. juice), pro- 



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