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Gram'ina. Grasses and grass-like plants. Mostly found in the class 



Triand. ia. 

 Gramin'eous. Grass like ; such plains are also called culmilerous. 



Grandi'florus. Having large flowers. 



Granular. Formed of grains, or covered with grains. 



Gravc'olens. Having a strong odour. 



Grcgariov*. Tn flocks, plants growing together in groups. 



Groov'ed. Marked with deep lines. 



Gymiwsper'mia, (from gumnos, naked, and sperma, seed.) Having 1 na- 

 ked seeds. 



Gynaridrous. Stamens growing upon the pistil. 



Gi/n'ia. From the Greek, signifying pistil. 



H. 



Habita'tio, or Habitat. The native situation of plants. 



Habit. The external appearance of a plant, by which it is known at 

 first sight, without regard to botanical distinctions. 



Hair'-like. See Capillary. 



Halbert-form. See Hastate. 



Hand'-form. See Palmate. 



Hang'ing. See Pendant 



Has'tate. Shaped like a halbejtf it differs from arrow-shaped in na- 

 vmg the side processes more distinct and divergent. 



Head. A dense collection of flowers, nearly sessile. 



Heart. See Qorculum and Corcle. 



Heart'-form. J See Cordate. 



Hcl'mct. The concave upper lip of a labiate flower*** 



Hclminthol'ogy. The science of worms. 



Hepat'ic. Liver like. 



Herb. A plant which has not a woody stem. 



Herbaceous. Not woody. 



Her'bage. Every part of a plant except the root and fructification. 



Herba'rium. A collection of dried plants. 



Hexag'onal. Six cornered. 



Hi'ans. Gaping. 



Hi'lum. The scar or mark on a seed at the place of attachment ot 

 the seed to the seed vessel. 



Hir'sute. Rough with hairs. 



His'pid. Bristly, more than hirsute. 



Ho'ary. Whitish coloured, having a scaly mealiness, not unlike 

 glaucous. 



Holera'ceous. Suitable for culinary purposes. The term is derived 

 from Jwlus, signifying pot herbs. One of the natural orders of Lin* 

 nseus, called Holeraoa^ includes such plants as are used for the ta- 

 ble, or in the economy of domestic affairs. 



Hon'tycup. See nectary. 



Hnod'ed. See Cucullate, or cowled. 



Ifora'rius Continuing but an hour. 



Horizon' lal. Parallel to the horizon. 



Horn. See Spur. 



Hu'mttis. Low, hmnblf. 



Husk. The larger kind of glum<% as rhr husks of Indian corn. 



