Venation 



OF BOTANICAL TERMS. 



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VENA'TION, the manner in which 

 the veins are arranged in a 

 leaf. 



VENOSE', containing numerous 

 veins. 



VflN'TER, the expanded basal 

 portion of an archegonium, in 

 which the oosphere is formed. 



VflN TRAL, pertaining to the 

 face or front, being the side 

 opposite to the dorsal. See 

 Dorsal. 



VEN'TRAL CANAL' CELL, a 

 small cell below the entrance 

 of the neck of an archego- 

 nium, out off from the mother- 

 cell of the oosphere. 



VEN'TRAL SU'TURE, a line of 

 union between the margins of 

 the carpel or carpels in an 

 ovary. Compare Dorsal Su- 

 ture. 



VJ&N'TRICOSE, swelling out in a 

 rounded manner. 



VfiNTRIC'tJLOSE, slightly ven- 

 tricose. 



V&NTRlCtJM'BENT, face down- 

 ward upon the ground; prone. 



VEN'tJLOSE, abounding in vein- 

 lets. 



VERMICULAR, worm-shaped. 



VERMIC'ULATE, vermicular, or 

 bearing worm-like processes. 



VERMIFORM BODY, see Scole- 



CITE. 



VER'NAL, pertaining to spring; 

 appearing in spring. 



VERNA'TION, the manner in 

 which leaves are disposed in 

 the bud; prefoliation. Some- 

 times improperly used for Foli- 

 ation, the act or time of leaf- 

 ing. 



VER'NICOSE, appearing asthough 

 varnished, as the buds of many 

 trees. 



VflRRU'CA (pi. Verru'cae), a wart- 

 like elevation of any kind, in- 



cluding the sessile apothecia 

 of some lichens. (Obs.) See 

 Wart. 



VERRIJ'C.2EF6RM, wart-like. 



VfJR'RUCOSE, wart-like, or bear- 

 ing wart-like prominences. 

 Compare Papillate and 

 Pustulate. 



VERRU'CULOSE, slightly verru- 

 cose. 



VER'sATlLE, attached at one 

 point, so as to swing freely to 

 and fro, as the anthers of the 



lily. 



VERSICOLOR, changeable in 

 color, or appearing of differ- 

 ent colors from different 

 points of view. 



VER'SIFORM, varied or varying 

 in form. 



VER'TEX, an upper extremity; 

 summit. Compare Apex. 



VER'TiCAL, (1) perpendicular to 

 the horizon; (2) perpendicular 

 to the surface or axis of sup- 

 port; (3) in the direction of 

 the axis of growth; length- 

 wise. 



VER'TiCAL AN'THER, see In- 

 nate. 



VER'TiCAL €HO'RlsiS, see 

 Transverse Chorisis. 



VER'TiCAL LEAVE§, applied 

 especially to erect leaves like 

 those of Iris, which have no 

 distinct or obvious dorsal and 

 ventral surfaces. 



VERTICALLY COMPRESSED', see 

 Depressed. 



VER'TiCAL SYS'TEM, see Fibro- 

 vascular System. Compare 

 Horizontal System. 



VER'TICEL, see Verticil. 



VER'TigiL, see Whorl. 



VERTiCtLLAS'TER, a pair of 

 dense cymes in the axils of 

 opposite leaves, forming an 



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