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48. Rope-shaped (funaUs } -\-funiliformis)', formed of coarse fibres resembling 

 cords ; as the roots of Pandanus, and other arborescent monocotyledons. 



49. Thread-shaped (filiformis); slender like a thread ; as the filaments of most 



plants, and the styles of many. 



50. Hair-shaped (capillaris) ; the same as filiform, but more delicate, so as to 

 resemble a hair : it is also applied to the fine ramifications of the inflor- 

 escence of some plants ; as Grasses. 



51. Necklace-shaped (moniliformis, *\"tiodosus, Mirb.) ; cylindrical or terete, 

 and contracted at regular intervals ; as the pods of Sophora japonica, 

 Ornithopus perpusillus, &c , the hairs of Dicksonia arborescens, &c. 



52. Worm-shaped (vermicularis) ; thick, and almost cylindrical, but bent in 



different places ; as the roots of Polygonum Bistorta. Willd. 



53. Knotted (torulosus) ; a cylindrical body, uneven in surface ; as the pod of 



Chelidonium : this is very nearly the same as moniliform. 



54. Trumpet-shaped (tubceformis, tiibatus) ; hollow, and dilated at one extremity, 

 like a trumpet ; as the corolla of Caprifolium sempervirens. 



55. Horned (cornutus, corniculatus) ; terminating in a process resembling a 

 horn ; as the fruit of Trapa bicornis. If there are two horns, the word 

 bicornis is used ; if three, tricornis ; and so on. 



56. Beaked (probosddeus) ; having a hard terminal horn ; as Martynia. 



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57. Crested (cmtatas); having an elevated, irregular, or notched ridge, resem- 

 bling the crest of a helmet. This term is chiefly applied to seeds, and to 

 the appendages of the anthers of some Ericse ; such as E. triflora. 



5H. Petal-like (petaloideus); having the colour and texture of a petal ; as one 

 lobe of the calyx of Mussaenda, the bractese of many plants, the stamen of 

 Canna, the stigmata of Iris. 



59. Leaf -like (foliaceus, ^-foliiformis, "\-phylloideus) ; having the texture or 

 form of a leaf ; as the lobes of the calyx of Rosa, the apex of the fruit of 

 Fraxinus, the persistent petals of Melanorrhoea. 



60. Winged (alatus) ; having a thin broad margin ; as the fruit of Paliurus 



australis, the seed of Malcomia, Bignonia, &c. In composition pterus is 

 used ; as dipterus for two-winged, tripterus for three winged, tetrapterus for 

 four-winged, &c. ; peripterus when the wing surrounds any thing ; epipterus 

 when it terminates. 



