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GLOSSARY. 



nitepilous (-us) Two-sepaled; 244. 



Disk-flowers. Those belonging to the 

 disk, or body, and not to the margin 

 or ray of a capitulum. 



Dissected (-MS). Deeply cut or divided 

 into numerous segments. 



Dissepiment (-entum). A partition in an 

 ovary or pericarp ; 264. 



Dissident (-ens). Bursting asunder or 

 in pieces. 



Distichous (-us). Disposed in two ver- 

 tical ranks ; 122. 



Distinct (Distinctus). Separate from; 

 not united. 



Distractile (-ilis). Carried widely apart. 



Dilhecous (-us). Of two thecae, or cells, 

 as are most anthers ; 254. 



Diurnal. Daily ; occurring in the day; 

 sometimes used for ephemeral. 



Divaricate (-atus). Extremely divergent. 



Divergent, Diverging (-ens). Inclining 

 away from each other. 



Divided (Dicisus). Where lobing or 

 segmentation extends to the base ; 98. 



Dodeca. Greek for twelve. Used in 



Dodecayynia. Linnaean order with flow- 

 ers. 



Dodecdffynous. Having twelve styles or 

 distinct carpels. 



Dodecdmerous (-*). Of twelve parts in 

 the circle. 



Dodecandria. A Linnaean class (334) 

 with the flowers. 



Dodecdndrous. Having twelve (or from 

 12 to 19) stamens; 249. 



Dodrantdlis. A span (about nine inches) 

 long. 



Dolabriform (-ormis). Axe-shaped or 

 hatchet>shaped. 



Dorsal (-alls). Relating to the dorsum 

 or back. 



Dorsal Suture. That which answers to 

 the midrib of a carpel ; 261. 



Dorsiferous. Borne on the back. 



Double. Has a technical use when a 

 flower is said to be "double;" this 

 denoting one in which the leaves of 

 the flower are monstrously increased 

 mostly at the expense of the essential 

 organs. 



Downy. Pubescent with fine nnd soft 

 hairs. Loosely synonymous with soft- 

 pubescent, tomentose, &c. 



Drepdnium. A sickle-shaped cyme; 156. 



Drupaceous (-eus). Resembling or relat- 

 ing to a drupe. 



Drupe (Drupa). A stone fruit; 297. 



Drupelet, Drupel (Drupeola). A dimin- 

 utive drupe; 297. 



Drupetum. An aggregation of drupes, 

 300. 



Duct. In vegetable anatomy, an elon- 

 gated cell or tubular vessel, lound espe- 

 cially iu the woody (fibre-vascular; 

 parts of plants. 



Dumetuse (-osus). Pertaining to Dume- 

 tum, a thicket, or Dumus, a bush. 



Dumose (-vsus). Bushy, or relating to 

 bushes. 



Duplo. Twice as many. In Greek com- 

 pounds, Diplo. 



Duramen. The heart-wood of an exo- 

 genous stem ; 80. 



Dwarf. Of small size or height com- 

 pared with its relatives. 



Dyclesium. See Diclesium. 



E- or Ex- As a prefix to Latin words, 

 carries a privative meaning, as Ecos- 

 tate, without ribs, Exalbuminous, with- 

 out albumen. 



Eared. Same as Auriculate. 



Ebracteate, Ebracteolate (-atus). Desti- 

 tute of bracts or bractlets. 



Eburneus. Ivory-white. 



Ecdlcarate (-<ttus). Spurless. 



Echinate (-atus). Beset with prickles, 

 like a hedgehog. 



Echinulate (-atus). Beset with diminu- 

 tive prickles. 



Edentate (-atus). Toothless. 



Effete (-etus), or E/cetus. Past bearing ; 

 functionless from age. 



Efflorescence (-entia). The time or state 

 of blossoming; anthesis. 



Effuse (-usus). Very loosely spreading, 

 more so than diffuse. 



Eylandulose (-osus). Destitute of glands. 



Eyrj-shaped. See Ovate. 



Eldter. One of the spiral or spirally- 

 marked threads in the spore-cases of 

 certain Hepatica. 



Eldtus. Tall or lofty. 



Eleutheros. In Greek com pounds, ^ep- 

 arate or distinct. 



Elt-utheropetalous (-us). Same as Chori- 

 petalous or Polypetalous ; 245. 



Ellipsoidal (-eus). An elliptical solid; 

 sometimes used for nearly elliptical. 



Elliptical (-us). In the form of an el- 

 lipse. Oval or oblong with regularly 

 rounded ends; 95. 



Emarcidus. Flaccid or withered. 



Emaryinate (-atus). With a notch cut 

 out of the margin ; or, as usually ap- 

 plied, out of the extremity; 97. 



Embracing. Clasping by the base. 



