Vol. III.] 



GLOSS.\RY. 



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Corymbose: Borne in corymbs: corj-rab-like. 



Coslale. Ribbed. 



Colyledon. .\ rudimentary leaf of the embryo. 



Crenale. Scalloped: witli rounded teeth. 



Crenuiate. DiTtiiniuive of crenate. 



Cruslaceuus. Hard and brittle. 



CucuUale. Hooded, or resembling a hood. 



Culm. The stem of grasses and sedges. 



Cuneale. Wedge-shaped. 



Cusp. A sharp stiff point. 



Cuspidate. Sharp-pointed: ending in a cusp. 



Cyme. A convex or flat nower-clusler of the deter- 

 minate type. the central flowers first unfolding. 



Cymose. .\rranged in cymes; cyme-like. 



Deciduous. Falling away at the close of the 

 growing period. 



Decompound. More than once divided. 



Decumbent. Stems or branches in an inclined 

 position, but the end ascending. 



DecurrcnI. Applied to the prolongation of an 

 organ, or part of an organ running along the 

 sides of another. 



Deflexed. Turned abruptly downward. 



Dehiscence. The opening of an ovary, anther- 

 sac or sporange to emit the contents. 



Dehiscent. Opening to emit the contents. 



Deltoid. Broadly triangular, like the Greek let- 

 ter delta, s. 



Dentate. Toothed, especially with outwardly 

 projecting teeth. 



Denticulate. Diminutive of dentate. 



Depauperate. Impoverished, small. 



Depressed. Vertically flattened. 



Dextrorse. Spirally ascending to the right. 



Diadelphous. Stamens united into two sets. 



Diandrous. Having two stamens. 



Dichotomous. Forking regularly into two 

 nearly equal branches or segments. 



Dicotyledonous. With two cotyledons. 



Didymous. Twin-like; of two nearly equal 

 segments. 



Diffuse. Loosely spreading. 



Digitate. Diverging, like the fingers spread. 



Dimorplioiis. Of two forms. 



Dioecious. Bearing staminate flowers or an- 

 therids on one plant, and pistillate flowers or 

 archegones on another of the same species. 



Discoid. Heads of Corapositae composed only 

 of tubular flowers; rayless; like a disk. 



Disk. An enlargement or prolongation of the 

 receptacle of a flower around the base of the 

 pistil; the head of tubular flowers in Com- 

 positae. 



Dissected. Divided into many segments or lobes. 



Dissepiment. A partition-wall of an ovary or 

 fruit. 



Distichous, .\rranged in two rows. 



Distinct. Separate from each other; evident. 



Divaricate Diverging at a wide angle. 



Divided. Cleft to the base or to the inid-ner\'e. 



Dorsal. On the back, or pertaining to the back. 



Drupaceous. Drupe-like. 



Drupe. .\ simple fruit, usually indehiscent 

 with fleshy exocarp and bony endocarp. 



Drupelet. Di'ninutive of drupe. 



Echinale. Prickly. 



FJlipsoid. K solid body, elliptic in section. 



Elliptic. With the outline of an ellipse; oval. 



Eniarf;inate. Notched at the apex. 



Embryo. A. rudimentary plant in the seed. 



Embryo-sac. The macrospore of the flowering 

 plants, contained in the ovule. 



Endocarp. The inner layer of the pericarp. 



Endogenous. Forming new tissue within. 



Endosperm. The substance surrounding the 

 embryo of a seed: albumen. 



Ensiform. Shaped like a broad sword. 



Entire. Without divisions, lobes, or teeth. 



Ephemeral. Continuing for only a day or less. 



Epigynous. .^dnate to or borne on the upper 

 part of the ovary. 



Epiphytic. Growing on other plants, but not 

 parasitic. 



Equitant. Folded around each other; strad- 

 dling. 



Erase. Irregularly margined, as if gnawed. 



Evanescent. Early disappearing. 



Evergreen. Bearing green leaves throughout 

 the year. 



E.xcurrent. With a tip projecting beyond the 

 main part of the organ. 



E.r/otiating. Peeling off in layers. 



E.x-ocarp. Tlie outer layer of the pericarp. 



Exogenous. Forming new tissue outside the 

 older. 



E.vserled. Prolonged past surrounding organs. 



E.xstipulate. Without stipules. 



E.xtrorse. Facing outward. 



Falcate. Scylhe-shaped. 



Farinaceous. Starchy, or containing starch. 



Fascicle. A. dense cluster. 



Fascicled. Borne in dense clusters. 



Fasligiate. Stems or branches which are 

 neaily erect and close together. 



fenestrate. With window-like markings. 



Fertile. Bearing spores, or bearing seed. 



Fertilizatio)i. The mingling of the contents of 

 a male and female cell. 



Ferruginous. Color of iron-rust. 



Fetid. Ill-smelling. 



Fibrillose. With fibres or fibre-like organs. 



Filament. The stalk of an anther; the two form- 

 ing the stamen. 



Filamentous. Composed of thread-like struc- 

 tures: thread-like. 

 j Filiform. Thread-like. 



Fimbriate. With fringed edges. 



Fimbrillale. Minutely fringed. 



Fislular. Hollow and cylindric. 



Flabellale. Fan-shaped, or arranged like the 

 sticks of a fan. 



Flaccid. Lax; weak. 



Fle.ruous. Alternately bent in difi'erent direc- 

 tions. 



Floccose. With loose tufts of wool-like hairs. 



J''oliaceous. Similar to leaves. 



Foliolate. With separate leaflets. 

 I Follicle. A simple fruit dehiscent along one 

 suture. 



Follicular. Similar to a follicle. 



Foveate. Foveolate. More or less pitted. 



Free. Separate from other organs: not adnate. 



Frond. The leaves of ferns. 



Frutescent. Friiticose. More or less shrub-like. 



Fugacious. Falling soon after development. 



Fugitive. Plants not native, but occurring 

 here and there, without direct evidence of be- 

 coming established. 



Funiculus. The stalk of an ovule or seed. 



Fusiform. Spindle-shaped. 



Galea. A hood-like part of aperianth or corolla. 



Galeate. With a galea. 



Gamelophyte. The sexual generation of plants. 



Gamopetalous. With petals more or less united. 



Gemma. A bud-like propagative organ. 



Gibbous. Enlarged or swollen on one side. 



Glabrate. Nearly without hairs. 



Glabrous. Devoid of hairs. 



Gladiate. Like a sword-blade. 



Gland. A secreting cell, or group of cells. 



Glandular. With glands, or gland-like. 



Glaucous. Covered with a fine bluish or white 

 bloom; bluish-hoary. 



Globose. Spherical or nearly so. 



Glomerate. In a compact cluster. 



Glomerule. A dense capitate cyme. 

 ! Glumaccoits. Resembling glumes. 



Glume. The scaly bracts of the spikelets of 

 grasses and sedges. 



Granulose. Composed of grains. 



Gregarious. Growing in groups or colonies. 



Gynobasc. A prolongation or enlargement of 

 the receptacle, supporting the ovary. 



Habit. General aspect. 



Ilabital. A plant's natural place of growth. 



Hastate. Halberd-shaped; like sagittate, but 

 with the basal lobes diverging. 



Hausloria. The specialized roots of parasites. 



Head. A dense round cluster of sessile or 

 nearly sessile flowers. 



