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partially inclosing or embracing the F&rous; composed of fibres or thread 



inner, as in Iris, &c. 



Erect ovules ; when they arise from the Fide : on the faith, or authority, 

 bottom of the ovary, or base of the Filament : a slender thread : that part 



cell, and point upward. 

 Eroded, or erase irregularly notched, as 



if gnawed. 



Esculent; eatable; fit, or safe, to be eaten 



Etiolated ; blanched ; rendered white by Fimbriae : 

 excluding light. 



Eu, in composition ; meaning clearly, 

 certainly, par excellence. 



Evanescent ; speedily disappearing. 



Eoen-pinnate leaf; with the leaflets all 

 in pairs, or without a terminal odd 

 one; often termed abruptly pinnate. 



Evergreen; continuing green, and per 

 eisting all the year. 



Exalbuminous ; destitute of albumen. 



Excenlric ; deviating from the axis, or 

 centre. 



Exciple ; the receptacle of the fructifica- 

 tion, in Lichens. 



Excurrent; projecting, or running out 

 beyond, like a cusp. 



Exfoliate; to throw off layers, or plates, 

 as bark, &c. 



Exocarp ; see Sa rcocarp. 



Exogenous plants ; which have 2 (or more) 

 cotyledons, and grow by external de- 

 posits of new matter, between the old 

 deposits and the bark. 



Exogens; outside growers ; plants which 

 increase by additions to the outer sur- 

 face. See Endogens. 



Explanalt ; made plain, or open, flat and 

 smooth. 



Exserted ; protruding beyond the orifice. 



Exstipulaie: destitute of stipules. 



Extrorse anthers ; having the cells turned 

 outward, and the connective extending 

 up the inner side. 



Falcate : flat, and curved like a scythe, 



or sickle. 

 Family of plants; 



othe 

 definite group of 1 Frond 



kindred plants (called also an Order), 

 comprising one or more genera. 



Fan-shaped : broadly cuneate, or spread- 

 ing like a lady's fan. 



farinaceous: mealy; reducible to a meal- 

 like powder. 



Fascicle: a little bundle, or bunch, of 

 flowers, leaves, &c. originating from 



nearly the same point. 

 Fascicled, or fasciculate: arranged 



in 



little bundles, or bunches ; in fascicles 



Fastigiate : level-topped the summits of Fulvous : tawny ; fox- or tan-colored. 



the branches all rising to the same 

 height (Oddly enough changed from 



pointed, or tapering summit) . 



Feather -veined leaf; where the lateral 

 veins (or nerves) diverge regularly 

 from each side of the midrib, like the 

 plumage of a quill. 



Ferruginous: of the color of rust of iron; 

 reddish-brown. 



Fertile: having perfect pistils, and pro- 

 ducing fruit 



like processes. 



of a stamen (usually thread-like) which 

 supports the anther. 



Filifurm : very slender and terete, like 

 a thread. 



fringes, or fringe-like pro- 



Fimbriate: fringed on the margin. 



FimbrilMe: clothed viihfunbrillae (i. e. 

 membranaceous linear or subulate fila- 

 ments,) as the receptacle of thistles. 



Fissure : a slit, crack, or narrow opening. 



Fistular, or ftstulmis : hollow and terete, 

 like a pipe ; tubular. 



FlabeUifm-m: fan-shaped, which see. 



Flaccid: so limber as to bend by its own 

 weight. 



FlugeUiform : long, slender and pliable, 

 like a whip-lash. 



Flexuose : bent right and left alternately. 



Fl'Occose, orflocculent ; covered with loose 

 cottony tufts. 



Floral: belonging to, or situated near, a 

 flower. 



Floral envelope*: coverings of flowers, 

 usually known as calyx and corolla, 

 sometimes as chaff. 



Floret: a little flower; usually one of 

 the number which constitute compound 

 or aggregated flowers. 



Flon'ferouf: flower-bearing. 



Foliaceous : of a leaflike form and tex- 

 ture; resembling a leaf. 



Foliole : a leaflet, in a compound leaf. 



Follicle: a capsular fruit, opening at ma- 

 turity along the ventral suture. 



FnUicular: resembling, or being, a follicle. 



Foramen : a roundish hole, or opening. 



Foveolat*: pitted. 



Free: distinct; not adherent to any 



organ. 



the leaf-like expansion of cryp- 



togamous plants. 



Frondose: leafy, or with leaf-like appen- 

 dages. 



F.-uctiftcation : the flower and fruit, with 

 their parts. 



Fruit : the mature ovary, or seedvestel, 

 with its contents. 



Frutescent: becoming shrubby. 



Fruticose : shrub-like ; hard and woody. 



Fruiiculose : like a little shrub. 



Fugacious: fleeting; of short duration. 



Fungous : of rapid growth and soft tex- 

 ture, like the Fungi. 



the original sense., which meant Funiculus: the little cord by which seeds 



are attached to the placenta. 



Funnel-form : shaped like a funnel; tub- 

 ular below, and expanding above. 



Furcate: forked. 



Furfuraceous: bran-like; scaly, or scurfy, 

 like bran, or dandruff. 



Fuscous : greyish-brown, or deep brown 

 with a tinge of green. 



Fusiform: spindle-shaped; terete, and 



