Intortion 



OF BOTANICAL TERMS. 



Involucre 



iNTdR'TION, turning to one side 

 from the vertical or any straight 

 line. (Rare.) 



iN'TRA-, in composition, within. 

 Compare Inter-. 



INTRAcAR'PELLARY, produced 

 inside a carpel. 



INTRAgEL'LtJLAR, within a cell. 



INTRAfAscIC'ULAR, within the 

 bundle, as an intrafascicular 

 lacuna in Equisetum. 



INTRAfI'LAR, within the fila- 

 ment. Compare Interfilar. 



INTRAFOLfA'gEOUS, within a 

 leaf; between the leaf and 

 stem, as the stipules of Polyg- 

 onum; iutrapetiolar. Compare 

 Interfoliaceous. 



INTRAlAM'ELLAR, within spe- 

 cial layers or lamellae, as the 

 trama of Hymeuomycetes. 



INTRAmAR'<HNAL, situated 

 within but near the margin. 



IntRAMAT'RICAL, in a matrix 

 or nidus. 



iNTRAPET'IOLAR, (1) inside or 

 beneath the petiole, as the buds 

 of sumach and sycamore (sub- 

 petiolar); (2) between the petiole 

 and the stem, as the stipules of 

 sycamore and most buds; in- 

 trafoliaceous. 



INTRAvAG'INAL, within the 

 sheath: applied to branches 

 in grasses which in their 

 growth do not break through 

 the base of the sheath of the 

 subtending leaf, but push up- 

 ward between the sheath and 

 the stem. Compare Extra- 

 vaginal. 



Introduced', applied to piauts 



brought from another country, 

 and growing spontaneously 

 unless otherwise noted. Com- 

 pare Naturalized. 

 iNTROFLEXED', bent strongly 

 inward. Between Incurved 

 and Infracted. 



INTRORSE', facing or turning 

 inward. Applied to anthers 

 which open on the side next 

 the pistil. 



INTRTJD'ED, appearing as if 

 pushed inward or indented; 

 intruse. 



INTUSSUSCEPTION, the inter- 

 calation or formation of other 

 particles among those already 

 present. 



IN'ULiN, a material isomeric 

 with (resembling) starch 

 which replaces that substance 

 in many Composite. 



INVAG'iNATED, inclosed in a 

 sheath. 



INVERSE', see Inverted. 



INVERT'ED, having a position or 

 mode of attachment the reverse 

 of that which is usual; inverse. 

 A seed or ovule is inverted 

 when attached to the top of 

 the ovary. It is then, how- 

 ever, more properly called 

 ' ' suspended. " Compare 

 Erect and Ascending. 



INVERT'ED SUPERPC-St'TION, 

 the situation of accessory 

 buds below the principal bud 

 or one first formed. Compare 

 Direct Superposition. 



INVdL'UCflL, a partial or second- 

 ary involucre, as one subtend- 

 ing a partial umbel. 



INVOLUCEL'LUM, see Involu- 



CEL. 



INVOLU'CRAL, pertaining to an 

 involucre. 



INVOLU'CRATE, having an in- 

 volucre; involucred. 



IN'VOLUCRE, a set of bracts im- 

 mediately subtending a flower 

 or inflorescence; involucrum. 



IN'VOLUCRED, see Involu- 

 crate. 



INVOLU'CRET, see Involucel. 



INVOLU'CRUM, see Involucre. 



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