GLOSSARY. 



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Syconium or Syconus. A multiple fruit 



like that of the Fig; 148, 303. 

 Sylvtstris. Growing in woods. 

 Symmetrical. Regular as to number of 

 parts or as to shape. In the blossom 

 it denotes the former; 175. 

 Symmetry. In the flower relates to 

 symmetrical disposition of organs on 

 the axis ; 174. 

 Sympetalous (-us). With united petals; 



same as Gamopetalous ; 244. 

 Sympliiantherous (-us). Same as Sy- 



nantherous and Syngenesious. 

 Symphysis. Same as Coalescence. 

 Sympliystemonous. With stamens united. 

 SymjJtx/e, Sympodium. A stem made 

 up of a series of superposed branches 

 in a way to imitate a simple axis ; a 

 Sympodial stem ; 55, 154. 

 Synacmy. Same as Synanthesis. 

 Synantherous (-us). Stamens coalescent 



by their anthers. 



Synantkesis. The simultaneous anthe- 

 sis or readiness of the anthers and 

 stigmas of a blossom ; 219. 

 Syncarp, Syncarpium. A multiple fruit 

 such as a mulberry, or a fleshy aggre- 

 gate fruit, like that of Magnolia ; 299. 

 Syncnrpous (-us). Composed of two or 



more united carpels ; 261, 263. 

 Syncotyledonous. With cotyledons sold- 

 ered together. 



Synedral. Growing on the angles. 

 Synemn. The column of monadelphous 



filaments, as in Mallow. 

 Syngenesia. Linnaean class (335 ) charac- 

 terized by having the anthers united or 

 Syngenesious. With anthers cohering 



in a ring; 250. . 

 Synonym. A superseded or unused 



name ; 354, 365. 



Synonymy. All that relates to syno- 

 nyms ; 365. 

 Synsepalous (-us). Of coalescent sepals ; 



same as Gamosepalous ; 244. 

 Systematic Botany, 2. 

 Systylus. The coalescence of styles into 

 one body. 



Tabescent (-ens). Wasting or shrivel- 

 ling. 



Tail. Any long and slender terminal 

 prolongation. 



Taper-pointed. See Acuminate. 



Top-root. A primary descending root 

 forming a direct continuation from the 

 radicle: 31. 



Tawny. Same as Fulvous; dull brown- 

 ish-vellow. 



Taxology, Taxonomy. Relating to clas- 

 sification and its rules ; 3, 315. 

 Teeth. Any small marginal lobes. 

 Ttymen. The inner coat of a seed ; 306. 

 Ttla. Latin name for tissue, cellular 



tissue, &c. 



Tekianthus. Same as perfect, or her- 

 maphrodite-flowered. 

 Tendril. A filiform production (either 

 axile or foliar) by which a plant may 

 climb; 54. 



Tepal (Tepalum). A division of peri- 

 anth, whether sepal or petal (hardly 

 ever used). 



Teratological. Relating to malforma- 

 tion or monstrous conditions. 

 Teratology. The science of monsters 



and malformations ; 170. 

 Terete (Teres). Round in the sense of 



having a circular transverse section. 

 Tergeminate (-atu-s). Thrice twin. 

 Terminal (-alis). Proceeding from or 



belonging to the end or apex ; 7. 

 Terminology. Same as Glossology; 3, 



359. 

 Ternary (-arius). Same as Trimerous; 



consisting of three ; 176. 

 Ternate (Ternus, Ternatus). In threes; 



as three in a whorl or cluster. 

 Tessellated (-atus). In chequer-work. 

 Testa. The outer seed-coat, which is 

 commonly hard and brittle, whence 

 the name, which answers to seed-shell ; 

 305. 



Testaceous (-eus). Of the color of un- 

 glazed common (brownish-yellow) 

 pottery. 

 Tetra. " In Greek compounds, four ; 



hence 



Tetracdrpellary (-aris). Of four car- 

 pels; 261. 

 Tetracdmarous (-us), Tetracoccus. Of 



four closed carpels. 

 Tetr -adynamia. Linnaean class (3:35) 



which has the stamens. 

 Tetradynamous (-us). With four long 



and two shorter stamens ; 250. 

 Tetragonal or Tetragonous (-us). Four- 

 angled. 



Tetragynia. Linnaean artificial order 

 (337), characterized by having the 

 gynoecium. 



Tetrdgynous. Of four carpels or styles. 

 Tetrdmerous (-us). Composed of four 



members in a circle ; 176. 

 Tetrandria. Linnaean class having the 



flowers perfect and 



Tetrandrous. With four stamens ; 249, 

 334. 



