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Glossary 



incised, cut rather deeply and irregu- 

 larly. 

 incumbent — the cotyledons are in 



cumbent when the back of one of 



them lies against the caulicle. 

 inferior, growing below some other 



organ. 

 inflorescence, the arrangement of the 



flowers on a stem. 

 in.-; rlion, the place or mode of attach 



ment. 

 introrxe, turned or facing inward. 

 in ro! hi, I, ;i small involucre. 

 involucre, a whorl or set of bracts 



around a flower, umbel or head. 

 keel, a projecting ridge. 

 lacerate, appearing as if torn. 

 laciniate, slashed. 

 In nut, , woolly. 

 lanceolate, lance shaped. 

 legume, a simple pod which dehisces 



in 2 pieces. 

 lenticular, lens-shaped. 

 I hi, i, ous, woody. 

 ligulaie, strap-shaped. 

 limb, the border of a corolla. 

 Ulnar, narrow and flat, the margins 



parallel. 

 loculicidal, dehiscent through the 



back of each cell. 

 lodicule—see page 18. 

 hmal', crescent-shaped. 

 lyrate, lyre-shaped. 



marcescent, withering without falling 



off. 

 maritime, belonging to the seacoast. 

 mi mhi unmix, thin and soft, like a 



membrane. 

 merous, the number of parts in a 



circle. 

 mesocarp, the middle part of a peri 



carp. 

 monoecious, baving stamens or pis 1 [Is 



only. 

 nniri nun/, , lipped with an abrupt 



short point. 

 inn, ro mill./' , diminutive of the last 

 muricale, besel with Bhorl prickly 



points. 

 muticous, blunt, pointless. 



nectar, a sweet secretion in flowers. 



nectariferous, having neotary. 



in rr, , reins, usually confined to those 



that are parallel. 

 nervose, conspicuously nerved. 

 nodose, knotty. 



oblong, -l times as long as broad. 



obovate, inversely ovate. 



a/, /ns, , blunt or rounded at the end. 



ochroli ucous, yellowish-white. 



OculaU , with eye-shaped markings. 



opposite, on opposite sides of the 

 stem, in pairs. 



orbicular, circular in outline. 



orthotropous, straight, when the mi- 

 cropyle is on the opposite end 

 from the hilum. 



nrul, broadly elliptic. 



ovary, that part of the pist ii contain- 

 ing the ovules. 



ovate, shaped like an egg, with the 

 broad end downward. 



ovoid, ovate or oval. 



ovulift rous, ovule-bearing. 



palea, chaff. 



/mil, ml' —see <li<jitatc. 



panicle, an open and branched cluster, 

 a compound raceme. 



papilionaceous, butterfly-shaped. 



•papilla, little nipple-shaped protu- 

 berances. 



papillate, papillose, covered with pa- 

 pilla. 1 . 



pappus, the bristles, scales, etc., at 

 the apex of the achenes in the 

 Composite. 



parasitic, living on another plant or 

 animal. 



jiiir/ilnl, attached to the walls of the 

 ovary. 



pectinate, pinnatifld into narrow di- 

 visions, like the teeth of a comb. 



pedate, like B bird's foot. 



pedicel, the stalk of eaob flower in a 

 cluster. 



pedici UaU . pedioelled. 



peduncle, a Bower-stalk, whether ol a 



single flower or of a cluster. 



peltatt . shield shaped. 



pepo, a fruit like the melon, 



