GLOSSARY 



OF 



BOTANICAL AND MEDICAL TERMS USED THROUGHOUT THE WORK. 



A. 



./ in composition signifies without, as aphyllus, 



without leaves ; acaulis without a stem. 

 Abbreviate, used in comparative descriptions, in- 

 dicates that one part is shorter than another. 

 Aberrant, deviating from the natural or direct way ; 

 applied in natural history to species or genera 

 that deviate from the usual characters of their 

 neighbours. 



Abortion, signifies an imperfect development. 

 Abruptly-pinnate, leaves pinnate without a terminal 



or odd leaflet. 



Abstergent, cleansing ; having a cleansing quality. 

 Accessory, something added to the usual number of 



organs. 



Accrete, grown together. 



Accumbent, lying on, prostrate, supine ; this term is 

 employed in Cruciferce to signify a radicle which 

 lies upon the edge of the cotyledons. 

 Acerose, needle-pointed, fine, and slender, with a 



sharp point. 

 Acetarious, any thing belonging to the salad tribe 



of vegetables. 



Acicular, needle-shaped, shaped like a needle. 

 Acinaciform, shaped like a scimitar. 

 Acutangular, having sharp or acute angles. 

 Acumen, a taper point. 



Acuminate, acuminated, having a taper point 

 Acuminately-cuspidate, taper-pointed, and ending in 



a bristle. 

 Agglutinated, glued together, or to any thing else ; 



usually applied to filaments and anthers. 

 Adnate, adhering to any thing ; anthers are said to 

 be adnate when they are attached to the filament 

 by their whole length. 

 Adult, the full grown of any thing; full grown 



leaves are adult leaves. 

 JEruginous, having a colour like that of aerugo, or 



verdigris. 



JEstivation. The calyx and corolla of a flower is 

 said to be in aestivation when in the bud, before 

 expansion. 



Agglomerate, \ coUected into a heap or nead . 

 Agglomerated, ) 



Aggregate, \ gathered together, usually applied to 

 Aggregated, f the inflorescence. 

 Agrumi, a name given by the Italians to any kind 



of lemons. 



Akenium, an indehiscent pericarp, containing a 

 single seed, which does not adhere to it ; it is 

 synonymous with seed in the Linnaean language. 

 Albumen, the substance under the inner coat of the 

 testa of seeds, surrounding the embryo; it is 

 sometimes absent. 



Albuminous, furnished with albumen ; see that 

 term. 



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Alburnum, the young wood before it comes to a pro- 

 per consistence. 



Alembick, a vessel used in distilling, or acting like a 

 still. 



Alkalescent, having the properties or effects of 

 alkali. 



Alkali, any substance which, when mingled with 

 acid, produces fermentation. 



Alternating, alternate with any thing mentioned. 



Alveolate, resembling a honey-comb. 



Alvine, of or belonging to the intestines. 



Ament, \ a catkin, mode of inflorescence, as the 



Amentum, f hazel and the willow. 



Amylaceous, having the properties of starch. 



Anastomosing, uniting of vessels, veins, or nerves. 



Androgynous, producing both male and female blos- 

 soms on the same plant, or in the same spike or 

 head. 



Anfractuous, full of turning and winding passages. 



Angular, having angles, or forming angles. 



Angularly-toothed, being toothed in such a manner 

 as to form angles. 



Simulations, rings or circles. 



Annular, circular, producing a ring or circle. 



Anterior, growing in front of some other thing. 



Anthelmintic, capable of killing worms. 



Antheriferous, bearing anthers. 



Anthophorum, an elongated receptacle on which the 

 petals, stamens, and ovary are seated. 



Anthers, the male parts of a flower containing the 

 fecundating matter. 



Anti-pestilential, efficacious against pestilence. 



Anti-phrasis, the use of words in a sense opposite to 

 that of some neighbouring parallel sentence. 



Anti-scrophulous, anti-scorbutic, efficacious against 

 scurvy. 



Anti-septic, efficacious against putrefaction. 



Aperient, having a slight purgative quality. 



Apetalous, without petals. 



Apex, the summit of any thing. 



Aphthous, resembling something covered with little 

 ulcers. 



Apiculate, \ terminating in a little point, termi- 



Apiculated, ) nated. 



Apophysis, a swelling beneath the theca of mosses. 



Appendages, that which is attached, inCaryophyllea, 

 the crown of the petals. 



nging ' an a PP roach to pendulous. 



Appendiculate, }, ; appendages. 



Appendtculated, S 



Appendix, any thing that is attached, a process. 



, pressed close to any thing. When 

 Appressed, I hairs lie flat upon the surface of a 

 Adpressed, j leaf or stem, they are said to be ap- 



* pressed. 

 Approximate, ~\ 

 Approximated, >near together. 

 Approximating, ) 



Apterous, without wings, or the membranous mar- 



gins, which botanists call wings. 

 Aquatic, growing in water. 

 Arboreous, being a tree as distinguished from fru- 



tescent. 



Arborescent, having a tendency to become a tree. 

 Arcuate, ) curved or bent like a bow, forming an 

 Arcuated, $ arch. 

 Arched. See Arcuate. 

 Areol<e, little spaces or areas on the surface of any 



thing ; the spaces between the cracks in lichens 



are the areolae. 



Areolate, J having areolae ; the adjective of the last 

 Areolated, J word. 

 Aridity, dryness. 



, a process of the placenta adhering to the 

 Aril, I hilum of seeds, and sometimes envelop- 

 Arillus, ( ing them ; a peculiar substance cover- 



^ ing the seeds. 

 Arillate, having that peculiar appendage called 



arillus ; the term is only applied to seeds. 

 Aristate, ) having a beard or awn, as the glumes of 

 Aristated, J barley. 

 Aroma, the spicy quality of a thing. 



A J t l ? t f>, } jointed, havingjoints. 

 Articulated,) ' 



Articulations, the places where one thing is jointed 

 with another ; another word for joints. 



Ascendant, ~K e first trai i ing on the groun d, then 



Ascendent, > rf . ere forming a curve 



Ascending, ) 



Asci, small tubes in which the sporules of crypto- 

 gamic plants are placed. 



Ascigerous, having asci. 



Assurgent, rising upwards. 



uriculate, ^ 

 uriculated, V havin 

 uricled, ) 



g ear-like appendages. 



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Au, 



Auricles, ear-like appendages. 



Auriculately-sagittate, eared at the base, so as to give 

 the leaf the appearance of the head of an arrow. 



Auriculatehj-stem-clasping, having auricles at the 

 base clasping the stem ; applied to leaves. 



Awl-shaped, narrow-pointed, resembling an awl. 



Awned, terminating in an awn or sharp point. 



Awnedly-acuminated, tapering to a point, and ter- 

 minating in an awn. 



Awns, the beard of corn or any thing else. 

 ... ( literally the arm-pit ; in plants applied to 

 .**. ' < the angle formed by the union of the 



Axilla, \ i eaf an a ?t e m . 



Axil-flowering, flowering in the axils of the leaves. 



Axillary, placed in the axils or axillae. 



Axis, the line, real or imaginary, that passes through 

 any thing, usually applied to the central placenta 

 of fruit ; the axis of a spike of flowers is the stem 

 to which the flowers are attached. 



