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GLOSSARY. 



Acaulis, stemless. 



Accrescent, increasing in size. 



Acicular, needle shaped. 



Acinaciform, scimitar shaped. 



Acrocarpous, fruit terminating the stem or axis. 



Acrogenous, increasing at apex. 



Acuminate, tapering gradually to a point. 



Acuminulate, with a diminutive taper point. 



Acutate, slightly pointed. 



Acute, terminating at once in a point. 



Adnate, joined together, adhering to the face of 



anything. 



Adventitious, in an unusual position. 

 Mruginose, verdigris green. 

 Agglomerated, clustered together. 

 Aggregate, crowded. 

 Ala, a wing. 



Alar cells, those at the basal angle of a leaf. 

 Albescens, albicans, albidus, whitish. 

 Alternate, one after another, but not opposite. 

 Amentula, the catkins of male inflorescence in 



Sphagnum. 



Amorphous, without definite form. 

 Amplexicaul, clasping the stem. 

 Andrcecium, the male inflorescence. 

 Androgynous, male and female organs on the 



same receptacle. 



Annotinous, having annual shoots. 

 Annulus, a ring of vesicular cells between the 



lid and mouth of capsule. 

 Antheridia, the male reproductive organs. 

 Antherozoids, the fertilizing elements in the 



antheridia. 

 Anthoid, like a flower, as the male inflorescence 



in Polytrichum. 

 Anticus, inward. 

 Antidromous, applied to the attachment of 



leaves when the spirals run in opposite 



directions. 



Apical, belonging to the apex or point. 

 Apiculus, an abrupt very short point continued 



from the lamina. 

 Apiculate, having an apiculus. 

 Apophysis, more correctly hypophysis. 

 Appendiculate , having appendages or additional 



parts. 



Appressed, applied closely to the stem. 

 Archegonia, the female organs or rudimentary 



fruit. 



Arcuate, bent like a bow. 

 Areolation, the network formed by the outline 



of cells. 



Aristate, awned, ending in a small bristly point. 

 Articulated, jointed. 

 Ascending, directed upward. 

 Asperulous, slightly rough with little points. 

 Assurgent, ascending upwards. 

 Astomous, without a mouth. 

 Asymmetric, irregular in outline. 

 Attenuate, narrowing gradually. 

 Auriculatc, having auricles or small lobes at 



base. 

 Autoicous, male and female inflorescence on 



the same plant ; 3 forms : 



1. Cladautoicous, the male on a proper branch. 



2. Gonioautoicous, the male budlike and 

 axillary on a female branch. 



3. Rhizautoicous, male branch very short, 

 cohering to the female by the rhizome. 



Axillary, in the axil or basal hollow of a leaf or 

 branch. 



Badious, dull brown. 



Basal or basilar, at the base or lowest part. 



Bifarious, in two ranks. 



Bigeminate, in two pairs. 



Binate, in pairs. 



Bipartite, divided nearly to base into two parts. 



Bracts, the leaves enclosing the reproductive 



organs. 

 Byssaceous, divided into fine threads like wool. 



Caducous, soon falling off. 



Ccesious, glaucous green. 



Ccespitose, forming matted tufts. 



Ccespitulose, in very small tufts. 



Calcicolous, growing on limestone. 



Callose, hard and thick. 



Calyptra, the membranous veil covering the lid. 



Campanulate, bell shaped. 



Canaliculate, channelled. 



Cancscent, rather hoary. 



Capillary, hair-like. 



Capitate, forming a head. 



Capituliform, shaped like a capitulum or round 



head. 



Carinate, keeled. 

 Carneous, flesh coloured. 

 Carnosc, fleshy. 

 Cartilaginous, hard and tough. 

 Castaneous, chesnut coloured. 

 Catenulate, chain-like. 

 Catiline, belonging to the stem. 

 Ccrnuous, drooping, inclining a little. 

 Cervine, dark tawny. 

 Chartaceous, papery. 



Chlorophyl, the green colouring matter of leaves. 

 Cilia, hair-like processes. 

 Ciliate, fringed with cilia. 

 Cinereous, ashy grey. 

 Circinate, bent circularly. 

 Cirrhate, curled. 

 Cirrhose, with a wavy hair-point. 

 Cladocarpous, the fruit terminating a lateral 



shoot. 



Clavate, club shaped. 



Cleistocarpous, the capsule not opening by a lid. 

 Coarctate, narrowed, squeezed up. 

 Cochleariform, round and concave like a spoon. 

 Collum, the neck or tapering base of the capsule. 

 Columella, the central pillar in the capsule. 

 Coma, the leaves or branches which form the 



crown of the stem. 

 Comose, ending in hairs. 

 Complanate, flattened. 

 Complicate, folded together. 

 Concave, hollow. 



Concolorous, of one uniform colour. 

 Conduplicate, folded face to face. 

 Confertus, crowded together. 

 Confervoid, formed of fine threads. 

 Confluent, running together. 

 Congested, heaped together. 

 Connate, joined together. 

 Connivent, meeting in one point. 

 Conoid, like a cone. 

 Constricted, suddenly narrowed. 

 Continuous, uninterrupted. 

 Contorted, twisted like a rope. 

 Convolute, rolled up. 

 Cordate, heart shaped. 

 Coriaceous, leathery. 

 Corneous, horny. 



Corniculate, with a horn-like appendage. 

 Cortical, belonging to the bark. 

 Costate, having a nerve. 

 Crenate, having convex teeth. 

 Crenulate, minutely crenate. 



