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LoBATE or lobecl. Divided into Lobes. (Lobatus,) 



LvRAT' leaf. Divided several times transversely, the lower di^nsions 



smaller and more remote from each other fiian the upper ones. (Ly- 



ratum.) 



Membkanaceous leaf. Having no distinguishable pulp between the 

 two surfaces. (Membranaceum.) 



Mid-rib. The main nerve or middle-rib of the leaf, 



MoNophTALors or one petallcd corolla- The whole in one petal- Tt 



may be deeply cut^ but is nut separated at the base. (Monopetala.) 

 MoNOPHYLLous perianth. Not separated at the base One leafed 



perianth. (Monophyllum.) 

 '^- oNo^PEt Mous. One seeded. (Monosperma.l 

 MtroRONATj'^ leaf. Terminating in a small sharp point ^vluch seems to 



be a continuation of tlie mid-rib: dagger pointed leaf. (Mucronatum.) 

 HuuicATE. Armed with sharp prickles applied to tlie calyx and 



stem. (Muricatiis.) 

 Naked flower. When the Calyx is wantinoj. 



Receptacle. Destitute of hairs, bristles or chaff. 



Whorl. — Destitute of an involucrum. (Nndus.) 



Nectary. The honey-bearing part of a vegetable, peculiar to the 

 flower. It commonly makes a part of t!ie corolla, but is sometimes 

 entirely distinct from it. It is frequently in the form of a horn or 

 spur: sometimes it takes the shape of a cup. (Nectarium.) 



"Nerved, leaf. Having vessels like threads unbranched extending 

 from the base towards tfie tip of the leaf. (Nervosum.) 



NiTiD. Glittering, glossy; so smooth as to shine. (Mtidus.) 



Nodding flower. When the peduncle is considerably curved, but not 

 so much as in the drooping flower, (Nutans.) 



Ob — In the composition of terms is put for inversely or ^^ upside* 



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OncoNicAL. Inversely conical. (Obconicum.) 



Obcordate leaf. A heart-shaped or Cordate leaf connected with 

 the petiole by its apex or tip. (Obcordatum.) 



Oblique leaf. Having the base directed towards the sky and the 

 apex or tip towards the horizon. This respects the position of a 

 leaf; but it Ismof-e frequently used in another sense, which respects 

 the shape of a leaf, when the surface is placed obliquely or unequal- 

 ly (generally at the base or in the width) to the petiole— (Folium 

 Obliquum.) 



t)BLONa leaf. Having the longitudinal diameter several times es:* 

 ceeding the transverse one; rounded at both ends. (Oblongum.) 



Obovate leaf. Inversely ovate. Having the narrow end next the 

 petiole. (Obovatum.) . ^ 



Obtuse leaf. Ending bluntly but within the segment of a cirde. 

 (Obtusum.) 



Ohriculatk leaf— Circular. (Orbiculatum.) 



Oval leaf. Having the longitudinal diameter longer than the trans- 

 verse one, and t!ie curvature the same at botli ends. (Ovale,) 

 ^Vn F^illiptic leaf is longer in proportion to its breadth. 



Ovate or estr-shaped leaf. The shape of this leaf is tl)C longitudinal 

 section of an egg. (Ovatum.) 



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