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(stone put against the door to keep it shut) ; refers 



to the female spore-case having no lid to keep it 



shut, unlike male spore-case, which has a lid. The 



Ladyfern. 

 Atractenchyma (at-rak-teng-kim-a). G. " Atraktos " 



(a spindle) ; " chumos " (juice) ; the tissue of a plant 



having spindle-shaped cells. 

 Atratum (atra-tum). L. " Ater " (dead, black); 



clothed in black. 

 Atriplex (a-trip-lex). G. " A " (no); " trophein " 



(nourishment). Bot. name Orache group. 

 Atropic (a-trop-ik). G. " A " (no); "trophein" 



(nourishment) ; plants showing degeneration of 



organs. 

 Atropa (a-tro-pa). G. Named after Atropos, one of 



the Fates, on account of the plant's deadly 



poisonous properties. Bot. name for a group. 

 Atropous (at-ro-pus). G. " A " (no) ; " trope " (turn- 

 ing) ; an ovule having its original erect position. 

 Atrorubens (at-ro-ru-bens). L. adj., blackish red. 



From " ater " (black) ; " rubens " (red). 

 Atrovirens (at-ro-vi-rens). L. adj., blackish green. 



From " ater " (black) ; " virens " (green). 

 Aucuparia (aw-cu-pa-ri-a). L. " Aucupor " (bird 



catching) ; this word is applied to the Rowan tree 



in the belief that birds were made drunk from 



eating the berries. 

 Auranticum (aw-rant-i-cum). L. adj., golden coloured; 



from " arum " (gold). 

 Auricomus (awr-ik-om-us). L. " Auri " (of gold) ; 



4< comus " (hair); Goldilocks; the Eng. name for 



one of the Buttercups. 

 Auricula (awr-ik-ul-a). L. "Auriculus" (a little ear) ; 



