GLOSSARY. 



Lip. One of the two divisions of a bila- 

 biate corolla or calyx, i. e. of a gamo- 

 phyllous organ which is cleft into an 

 upper (superior or posterior) and a 

 lower (inferior or anterior) portion or 

 lip (labium). 



Litoral or Littoral {-alts}. Belonging 

 to or growing on the seashore or river- 

 shore. 



Livid (-idus). Pale lead-colored. 



Lobe, (Lobus). An}' division of an organ ; 

 or specially a rounded division or pro- 

 jection; 98. 



Lobate (-atus) or Lobed. Divided into 

 or bearing lobes ; 98. 



Lobulate (-atus). Divided into small 

 lobes. Lobelets, or Lobules ; 98. 



Locellate (-atus). Divided into loctlli; 

 263. 



Locellus. A secondary cell ; as where 

 a proper cell (loculus) of an anther or 

 an ovary is divided by a partition into 

 two cavities ; 251, 263. 



Loculament (-entum). S;.me as Loculus; 

 289. 



Locular (-arts). Celled; as bilocular, 

 two-celled; trilocular, three-celled, 

 quadrilocular, four-celled, &c. 



Loculicidal (-idus), Loculicide. Dehis- 

 cent into the cell or cavity of a peri- 

 carp by the back, i. e. through a dor- 

 sal suture ; 289. 



Loculus. The cell or cavity in an ovary 

 or an anther. 



Loculose (-osus). Partitioned off into 

 cells. 



Locusta. Name of a spikelet in Grasses. 



Lodicule, Lodicula. One of the small 

 scales next to the stamens in the flower 

 of Grasses. 



Lomentaceous (-eus). Bearing or re- 

 sembling a 



Loment (Lomentum). A legume which 

 is constricted or which separates into 

 one-seeded articulations ; 293. 



Lorate (-atus). Strap-shaped or thong- 

 shaped ; same as much-elongated 

 linear. 



Lucid (-idus). With a shining surface. 



Lunate (-atus). Half moon-shaped; 

 crescent-shaped 



Lunulate (-atus). Diminutive of Lunate. 



Lupuline (-inus). Resembling a head of 

 Hops. 



Lurid (-idus). Dingy-brown. 



Lusus. A "sport" or variation from 

 seed or bud ; 319. 



Luteolus. Yellowish; diminutive of 

 Luteus. 



Lutescent (-ens). Becoming yellow, or 



faintly yellow. 

 Luteus. Latin for yellow. 

 Lycotropous (-us). Said of an ortho- 



tropous ovule when bent into an open 



curve or horseshoe form. 

 Lyrate (-atus). Lyre-shaped; a pinnat- 



ilid form with terminal lobe large and 



rounded and one or more of the lower 



pairs small ; hence Lyrately pinnate ; 



101, &c. 



Macros. Greek for large or more prop- 

 erly long; hence Macranthus, long- 

 flowered ; Macrocephalus, large- 

 headed; Macropodus, long-footed, or 

 with long stalk, &c. 



Mdcrospore. The larger kind of spore 

 in Lycopodiaceae, &c. 



Maculate (-atus). Spotted or blotched, 

 i. e. with maculce. 



Malpiyhiaceous Hairs. Those fixed by 

 the middle and tapering both ways. 



Mdmillate (-atus), Mamillar (-aris). 

 Bearing teat-shaped processes. 



Mammceform (-ormis). Breast-shaped 

 or teat-shaped ; conical with rounded 

 apex 



Mammosus. Breast-shaped. 



Mancus. Deficient or wanting. 



Mdnicate (-atus). Said of pubescence 

 so dense and interwoven that it may 

 be stripped off like a sleeve. 



Marcescent (-ens), Marcidus. Withering 

 without falling off; 243. 



Maryinate (-atus). Furnished with a 

 margin of a distinct character or ap- 

 pearance. 



Maryinicidal. Dehiscent by the dis- 

 junction of the united margins of car- 

 pels; 290. 



Marmoratus. Marbled ; traversed by 

 veins or shades of color. 



Maritime (Maritimus). Pertaining to 

 the sea or seacoast. 



Mas, Masculus, Masculinus. Belonging 

 to the stamens, or staminate plant, or 

 flower; 191, &c. 



Masked. See Personate. 



Mealy. See Farinaceous. 



Medial, Median (Medidnus) Belong- 

 ing to the middle ; in the plane of 

 bract and axis; 160. 



Medifxus. Fixed by the middle; 253. 



Medulla. Pith; 75." 



Medullary. Relating to the pith Med- 

 ullary Rays, 74 ; Medullary sheath, 75. 



Meiostemonous. With fewer stamens 

 than petals. 



