APPENDIX II. 



Marcescent, remaining attached in a withered state. 



Marginate, with a margin of a different character from 

 the rest of the member. 



Median, lying in the plane drawn through the center of 

 the member and the longitudinal center of the axis bearing 

 the mem 6^r. 



Mericarp, one-half of a schizocarpons frnit. 

 -merons, in composition, indicates the number of members 

 in each whorl, e.g., 5-merous. 



Microsporangiunij a sporangium which contains micros- 

 pores. In the Gymnosperms and Angiosperms each loculus 

 of an anther is a microsporangium. 



Microspore, relatively small asexually produced male 

 spores. In the Gymnosperms and Angiosperms the pollen 

 grains are the microspores. 



Micropyle, the canal through the integuments of an ovule 

 at the apex of the nucellus. 



Mixed Forest, forest composed of a large number of 

 different species rather than of one or two gregarious species. 



Monadelphous, more or less united into one bundle,by the 

 filaments. 



Monochlamydeous, the same as haplochlamydeous. 



Monoecious, bearing both male and female flowers on the 

 same individual. 



Mucronate, tipped with a short hard usually blunt point, 



Muricate, covered with scattered short firm thick or 

 conical spines. 



Muticous, without appendages. 



-nate, used in composition, arising from the same point or 

 whorled, e.g,, ternate leaf, with 3 leaflets digitately arranged. 



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