GLOSSARY. 



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or smaller ramifications of a vein or 

 rib ; 93. 



Velate (-atus). Veiled. 



Velutinous (Vdutinus). Velvety: the 

 surface covered with a soft coating of 

 fine and close silky pubescence, or 

 velumen. 



Venation ( Venatio). The mode of vein- 

 ing; 90. 



Venenatus, Venenosus. Poisonous. 



Venose (-osus) Veiny; abounding in 

 veins or network. 



Ventral (-alls). Belonging to the an- 

 terior or inner face of a carpel, &c.; 

 the opposite of dorsal. 



Vtntricose (-osus). Swelling unequally 

 or inflated on one side. 



Ventriculose (-osus). Minutely ventri- 

 cose. 



Venulose (-osus). Abounding with vein- 

 lets or venulae. 



Vermicular (-am). Worm-shaped. 



Vernal ( Verndlis). Appearing in spring. 



Vernation (-atio). The disposition of 

 parts in a leaf -bud ; 132. 



Vemicose (-osus). As if varnished. 



Verrucose (-osus). Covered with warts 

 (verrucas) or wart-like elevations. 



Versatile ( Versdtilis). Swinging to and 

 fro ; turning freely on its support ; 

 253. 



Versicolor. Changing color, or of more 

 than one tint or color. 



Vertex. The apex of an organ. 



Vertical (-alis). Perpendicular to the 

 horizon ; longitudinal. 



Verticil (-illus). A whorl ; 6. 



Verticillaster. A false whorl, composed 

 of a pair of opposite cymes ; 159. 



Verticillastrate. Bearing or arranged 

 in Verticillasters. 



Verticillate (-atus, -arts). Disposed in a 

 whorl; 6, 119, 120. 



Vescicle (-icula). A small bladder or 

 air-cavity. 



Vesicular (-am), Vesiculose (-osus). As 

 if composed of little bladders. 



Vespertine ( Vespertinus). Appearing or 

 expanding in early evening. 



Vessels ( Vasce). See Ducts. 



Vexillary (-aris), Vexillar, 137. Per- 

 taining to the 



Vexillum. The standard or large pos- 

 terior petal of a papilionaceous corolla; 

 184. 



Villose (osus) or Villous. Bearing shaggy 

 or long and soft (not interwoven) hairs 

 or VOK. 



Vitnineous (-eus). Bearing long and flex- 



ible twigs, like those used for wicker 



work. 

 Vine. Any trailing or climbing stem : 



originally that of the Grape from 



which wine is made. 

 Vinedlis. Growing in vineyards. 

 Violaceous (-eus). Violet-colored. 

 Virens. Green, or evergreen. 

 Virescens. Greenish or turning green. 

 Virgate (-atus). Wand-shaped, or like 



a rod ; slender, straight, and erect. 

 Viryultum. A vigorous twig or shoot. 

 Viridescent (-ens). Same as Virescens. 

 Viridis. Green. 

 Viridulus. Greenish. 

 Virosus. Venomous. 

 Viscid (-idus), Viscous (-osus). Sticky 



from a tenacious coating or secretion. 

 Vitellinus. The yellow hue of the yolk 



of egg. 

 Vitellus. Name formerly given to the 



peculiar albumen which is in some 



cases deposited within the embryo-sac. 

 Viticulose (-osus). Sarmeiitaceous ; pro- 

 ducing vine-like twigs or suckers, 



viticulce. 

 Vittce. The fillets or stripes (oil-tubes) 



of the pericarp of most Umbelliferre, 



which contain an aromatic or peculiar 



secretion. 

 Vitiate (-atus). Bearing vittoe ; or with 



any longitudinal stripes. 

 Viviparous ( -us). Germinating or sprout- 

 ing from seed or bud while on the 



parent plant. 

 Volulile (Volubilis). Twining round a 



support; 51. 



Volutus. Rolled up in any way. 

 Volva. A wrapper or external covering, 



especially that of many Fungi. 



Wavy. See Undulate. 



Waxy. Resembling beeswax in consist- 

 ence or appearance. 



Wedye-shaped or Wedge-form. See 

 Cuneate; 95. 



Wheel-shaped. See Rotate. 



Whorl. Arranged in a circle round an 

 axis; a Verticil; 6. 



Whorled. Disposed in whorls. 



Wild. Growing without cultivation; 

 spontaneous. 



Wing. See Ala. Any Membraneous 

 or thin expansion by which an organ 

 is bordered, surrounded, or otherwise 

 augmented. Also the two lateral 

 petals of a papilionaceous corolla are 

 termed wings; 185. 



