GLOSSARY OF TERMS 



[.Vote-As the application of these ter 



been fully explained in the text, the repetition of the same here has been 

 considered unnecessary.] 



Achene ; Gr. , not, and chaino, 1 open 

 Acicular ; Lat. acicula, a small needle 

 Actinomorphic ; Gr. aktis, a ray, and morphe, a 



shape 



^Estivation ; Lat. (estas, summer 

 ^Ethalium ; Gr. aithalox, soot 

 Aleurone ; Gr. aleuron, ground wheat 

 Allogamy ; Gr. allo*, other, and gamos, marriage 

 Amentum ; Lat. a thong 

 Amplexicaul ; Lat. arnplcxus, embracing, and caulis, 



stem 



Anatropous ; Gr. anatrepo, to turn in or over 

 Andrcecium ; Gr. andros, a male, and oikos, a 



Anernophilfe ; Gr. anemox, the wind, and phileo, to 

 love 



Angiosperm ; Gr. aygeion, a vessel, and sperma, 

 seed 



Annular; Lat. annulus, a ring 



Annulated ; Lat. annutatus, ringed 



Annulus ; Lat. a ring 



Antherid ; Gr. anthems, flowerv, and id ion, a diminu- 

 tive suffix 



Antherozoid ; Gr. antheros, and zoon, an animal 



Anthers ; Gr. antheros. 



Anthocyanin ; Gr. anthos, flower, zndkuaneos, dark 

 blue 



Antipodal ; Gr. anti, opposite, and pous, foot 



Apocarix)us ; Gr. apo, separate, and karpoi, fruit 



Apogamy ; Gr. apo, and gamos, marriage 



Archegone ; Gr. a re he, a beginning, and gone, birth, 

 production 



Archespore ; Gr. arche, and sporos, seed 



Ascidiform ; Gr. askidion, a little bottle 



Auriculate ; Lat. auricula, an ear 



Autogamy ; Gr. auto*, self, and gamos, marriage 



Bract, Bracteate; Lat. bractea, a thin plate of 

 metal 



Caducous ; Lat. cado, I fall 

 Calceolate ; Lat. calceolus, a slipper 

 Calypter ; Gr. calyptra, a covering or veil 

 Calyx ; Lac. calix, a cup 

 Cambium : Lat. cambio, I exchange 

 Campanulate ; Ital. yampana, a bell 

 Campylotropoua ; Gr. campulus, curved 

 Capillitium ; I,at. enpillut, a bush of hair, or beard 

 Capitulum ; Lat. a little head 

 Carpel ; Gr. karpos, fruit 

 Carposperm ; Gr. karpos, and sperma, seed 

 Caryophyllaceous ; Gr. kantophullon, the clove-tree 

 Caryopsis ; Gr. kartion, a nut, and opsis, appearance 

 Cauline ; Lat. caulis, a stem 



Chlorophyll; Gr. chlorog, green, and phullon, a 

 leaf 



Circinate ; Lat. circinatus, rounded 



Cladode ; Gr. klados, a branch 



Cleistogamic ; Gr. kleistos, closed, and gamos, 



marriage 



Coleorhiza ; Gr. kofeos, a sheath, and rhiza, root 

 Collenchyma ; Gr. kolla, glue, and enchuma, some- 

 thing poured in 



Columel ; Lat. cohuiiella, a little column 

 Conduplicate ; Lat. conduplicatus, doubled 

 Connate ; Lat. con, together, and natus, born 

 Convolute ; Lat. conroli'tus, rolled up 

 Cordate ; Lat. cor, the heart 

 Corm ; Gr. kormos, a stem or trunk 

 Corniophyte ; Gr. kormos, and phuton, a plant 

 Corolla ; Lat. diminutive of corona, a crown 

 Cotyledon ; Gr. kotuledon, a cup-shaped cavity 

 Creniocarp; Gr. kremannitmi, to hang, and karpos, 



fruit 



Crenate ; Lat. crena, a notch 

 Cruciform ; Lat. crux, a cross, and forma, form 

 Cryptogam ; Gr. kruptos, hidden, and gamos, 



marriage 



Cucullate : Lat. cucullus, a hood or cowl 

 Cuneate ; Lat. cuneus, a wedge 

 Cyanic ; Gr. kitaneos, dark blue 

 Cyanophyll ; Gr. kuaneos, and phullon, leaf 

 Cystoliths ; Gr. kustis, a bag or bladder, and lithof, 

 a stone 



Deciduous ; decidere, to fall 



Decurrent ; Lat. de, down, and curro, to run 



Decussate ; Lat. dccitsso, to divide crosswise 



Dehisce ; Lat. dehiscere, to gape 



Dentate ; Lat. dens, a tooth 



Dichogamy ; Gr. dicha, in two parts, and gamos, 



marriage 



I 'ichotomous ; Gr. dicha, and tome, to cut 

 Digitato ; Lat. digitus, a finger 

 Dioecious ; Gr. di, two, and oiko*, a house 

 Distichous ; Gr rfi, and stichos, a row 



Elater ; Gr. an impeller 



Emarginate ; Lat. e, privative, and margo, a 



margin 



Endocarp ; Gr. endon, within, and ka rpot, fruit 

 Endosmose ; Gr. endon, and osmos, impulsion 

 Endosperm ; Gr. endon, and sperma, seed 

 Endospore ; Gr. endon, and sporos, seed 

 Entomophilae ; Gr. entoma, insects, and phileo, to 



love 



Epicarp ; Gr. epi, upon, and karpos, fruit 

 Epidermis ; Gr. epi, and derma, skin 

 Epiphyllous ; Gr. epi, and phullon, a leaf 

 Epispore ; Gr. epi, and sporos, seed 

 Exosmose ; Gr. cxo, outside, and osmos, im- 

 pulsion 



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