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GLOSSARY. 



Melleus. Having the taste or smell of 

 honey. 



Melliyo. Honey-dew. 



Membranous, Membranaceous (-eus). 

 Thin and rather soft or pliable, like 

 a membrane. 



Meniscoid (-oideus). Concavo-convex, 

 like a meniscus. 



Mericarp (-arpium). One of the akene- 

 like carpels or a closed half-fruit of 

 Umbelliferse ; 297. 



Merismatic. Dividing into parts or sim- 

 ilar portions. 



Merithallus. Synonym of Internode. 



Merous (-us). In Greek compounds, de- 

 notes parts or members ; hence Dime- 

 rous, of two parts, &c. 



Mesocarp (-arpium). The middle layer 

 of a pericarp ; 285. 



Mesophlceum. The middle or green 

 bark; 76. 



Metamorphosis, Metamorphy, 167. 



Micropyle (-yla). The spot or point in 

 the seed at which was the orifice of the 

 ovule ; 277, 305. 



Microspore. The smaller kind of spore 

 in Lycopodiaceae, &c. 



Midrib. The central or main rib ; 92. 



Miniate (-atus). Vermilion-color. 



Mistus or Mixtus. A cross-breed ; 321. 



Mitrceform or Mltriform (-ormis). Mi- 

 tre-shaped or cap-shaped. 



Monadelphla. The Linnaean class con- 

 taining flowers with Monadelphous 

 stamens, f. e. those united by their 

 filaments into a tube or column ; 250, 

 335. 



Monandria. The Linnaean class (334) 

 containing flowers with Monandrous, 

 that is, a single stamen ; 249. 



Mondnthous (-us). One-flowered. 



Monillform (-ormis). Necklace-shaped ; 

 cylindrical and with contractions at 

 intervals. 



Monocarpellary. Of one carpel; 261. 



Monocdrpic (-icus). Monocarpous, Mon- 

 ocarpian. Only once fruiting; 33. 



Monocephalous (-us). Bearing a single 

 capitulum. 



Monochasium. A cyme with one main 

 axis ; 152, 155. 



Monochlamydeous (-eus). Having but 

 one kind of perianth ; 190, 340. 



Monoclinous (-us). Synonym of Herma- 

 phrodite. 



Monocotyledon, Monocotyledones, adj. 



Monocotyledonous (-eus). Plants or em- 

 bryo with a single cotyledon ; 23, 27, 

 314, 339. 



Monolocular (-aris). One-celled. 

 Moncecia. Name of Linnaean class (335) 



with flowers. 

 Moruecious (-ius), or Monoicous (-us). 



With stamens and pistils in separate 



blossoms on the same plant ; 191. 

 Monogamia. Name of a Linnaean arti- 

 ficial order, in class Syngenesia ; 337. 

 Monograph. A systematic account of 



particular genus, order, or other group ; 



369. 



Monogynia. Name of a Linnaean arti- 

 ficial order, with solitary pistil, or 



style; 337; hence, adjectively, Mono- 



gynous; 267. 



Monamerous. Formed of a single mem- 

 ber; 170. 

 Monopttdlous (-us). Literally oue- 



petalled ; but always used in the 



sense of Gamopetalous, which term is 



to be preferred ; 244. 

 Monophyllow (-us). One-leaved. 

 Monopodt ( Monopodiu m ), Monopodia I. 



A stem of a single and continuous 



axis; 55. 



Monoplerous (-MS). One-winged. 

 Monopyrenus. Containing a single stone 



or nutlet. 

 Monosepalous(-us). Equivalent to Gam- 



osepalous; but literally of a single 



sepal ; 244. 



Monospermous (-us). One-seeded. 

 Monostichous (-its). In a single vertical 



rank. 



Monostylous (-us) With a single style. 

 Monosymmetrical. That which can be 



bisected into equal halves in only one 



plane; 175. 

 Monotocous (-us). Bearing progeny 



(fruiting) only once, as annuals and 



biennials ; 33. 

 Monster (Monstrtim). A monstrosity, 



or unnatural development. 

 Morphology, 5. 

 Moschate (-atus). Exhaling the odor of 



musk. 

 Mucilaginous, Mudlaginosus. Slimy; 



of the consistence or appearance of 



mucilage. 

 Mucro, Mucronation. A short and 



abrupt small tip to a leaf, &c. 

 Mucronate (-atus). Tipped with a mu- 



cro; 97. 

 Mucronulate (-atus). Minutely mucro- 



nate. 



Mule. A hybrfd or cross-breed. 

 Multicipitall Multiceps). Many-headed ; 



many shoots or stems from the crown 



of one root. 



