72 _ DICTIONARY OF 
Ostusus, blunt. 
Ostusivscu us, bluntish. 
OcTANDRIA, 8-stamened. The name of a Clafs. | 
OctroFipus, 8-clefted. . a 
ToGywN14,8 Pistils; the nameof some of the LinnzanOrders. _ 
CTO-PaRtITUS, having 8 divisions. 
Oren (patulus) standing open, or spreading wide. 
OrERCULATUM, covered with a lid. 
Orrrcuum, lid, 6 ; 
Opposite (oppositus) growing on the opposite sides of the 
stem, but at the same height from the ground, as the leaves 
of the Nettle. | In pl. 9. f. 5. all the leaves are opposite, © 
OprpositiroLiumM, opposite the leaf. i 
Oppositus, opposite. 
OrBICULATUS, round and flat. 
Orpo, order; see the Introduction, ot aa 
Ors (peranthii) rim of the cup. es @ 
OrGya, a fathom, : S 
Ossevs, hard as bone. 
Ovat (ovale) leaf; as the leaves of Bor. PI. 7, f. 4, 
OvaTo-LANCEOLATUM, egg-spear-shaped, PGF 
ULAR OIOPLAR GUM, egg-shaped, but lengthened out towards 
the end. Pi weibeiasisnies esha senss ced and © - 
Ovato-suBULATA (capsule) egg-awl-shaped. That is, eog- 
__ Shaped at the base, but tapering into awl-shaped towards 
the other extremity. ~ — 
PaGiwa, surface of a leaf. avin) age 
Patrs (binatus: geminus) leaves, or fruit-stalks, sometimes | 
grow in pairs. Pl. 7. f.50. See also JUG Age 23 ce 
Patate (palatum) the inner part of the mouth of gaping 
blofsoms. Pl. 4. f. 10. (c.) It is frequently closed, or 
_ nearly so, by a projecting plait of the lower lip; this 
part isicalled the palate. Pl.4.f.10.(c.) a 
Pauza, chaff, Fhtate vie — 
PaLEaceus, chaffy. 
Pax (dodrans) see measure. 
Paumartus, hand-shaped, 
Patmus, hands-breadth. 
PANDURIFORMIS; fiddle-shaped, (te 
PANICLE (panicula) an afsemblage of flowers growing without 
any very regular order, upon fruit-stalks which are vari- 
ously subdivided ; e.g. Oats. Pl. 6.1.6. Itissaid-to be 
—— SPREADING ; when the partial fruit-stalks diverge. 
and stand wide asunder, as in the Common and Reed 
aha sic Fao Re PES a alana: cd 
7 omPacr; when they stand near together, as in the 
: eps Fescue, and Purple ae “ res G a é 
Paniciep (paniculatus) Buncu; an afsemblage of flowers 
partaking the ae of a panicle and a bunch. See 
those terms, Rod may serye as an example, 
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