GLOSSARY OF SOME BOTANICAL TERMS 



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Midrib, the principal vein of a leaf. 



Moniliform, having the appear- 

 ance of a necklace. 



Monochlamydeous, having a single 

 perianth. 



Monoecious plants, are those which 

 have the stamens and pistils in 

 separate flowers, but on the 

 same plant. 



Nectary, any distinct organ in a 

 flower containing honey. 



Nut, a seed contained in a hard, 

 dry shell. 



Obcordate, inversely heart-shaped. 

 Obovate, inversely egg-shaped. 

 Orbicular, round. 



Ovary, or germen, the lower part 

 of the pistil containing ovules. 

 Ovule, the embryo seed. 



Paleaceous, chaffy. 



Palmate, divided into five or more 



narrow lobes. 

 Papilionaceous, butterfly-shaped. 

 Pappus, a feathery appendage of 



the seed. 

 Parasitic, growing on another 



living vegetable. 

 Parenchyma, cellular tissue. 

 Parted, deeply divided. 

 Patent, spreading. 

 Pectinate, divided like the teeth of 



a comb. 

 Pedate, palmate, with the outer 



lobes divided. 

 Pedicle, the stalk of a flower in a 



compound inflorescence. 

 Peduncle, a flower-stalk. 

 Peltate, circular, with the stalk in 



the middle ; applied to leaves. 

 Perennial, lasting many years. 

 Perfoliate, having a stem passing 



through a pair of leaves. 

 Perianth, a name sometimes given 



to the calyx or corolla. 

 Pericarp, or fruit, the seed with 



its covering. 

 Persistent, not falling off ; op- 

 posed to caducous. 

 Pftaloid, prtal-like. 



Petals, the inner leaves of a flower. 



Petiole, a leaf-stalk. 



Petiolate, having a leaf-stalk. 



Ph&negamous , furnished with evi- 

 dent stamens and pistils. 



Pinnate, divided like a feather. 



Pinnatiftd, lobed in a pinnate 

 manner. 



Pistil, fertile organs of a flower. 



Pistiliferous, bearing pistils. 



Plumule, the bud contained in a 

 seed. 



Pollen, the fertilizing powder con- 

 tained in the anthers. 



Poly, many, as polypetalous, etc. 



Pome, an apple. 



Pore, a small hole. 



Pouch, di small pod with a partition. 



Premorse, bitten off. 



Prickle, a sharp point, not having 

 a woody centre. 



Pseudo, false. 



Pubescent, downy. 



Quinate, growing in fives. 



Radiate, a term applied to those 

 compound flowers the outer 

 florets of which are larger than 

 those of the disk. 



Radical, springing from the root. 



Radicle, the embryo root. 



Ray, the outer florets of a com- 

 pound flower. 



Re flexed, bent back. 



Regular, equally divided. 



Ringent, gaping. 



Rostrate, beaked. 



Rotate, the same as wheel-shaped. 



Runcinate, pinnatifid, with the 

 lobes pointing backwards. 



Sagittate, arrow-shaped. 



Saline, abounding in salt. 



Samara, the winged seed of the 

 Ash, Sycamore, etc. 



Scabrous, rough to the touch. 



Scandent, climbing. 



Scape, a flower-stalk springing 

 direct from the root and bear- 

 ing no leaves. 



Scion a creeping shoot. 



