xvi GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS 



ANEMOPHILOUS (Gr. ave^o?, wind ; <i'Aos, beloved), a term 



applied to flowers which are pollinated by wind. 

 ANISOGAMY (Gr. awo-oj, unequal ; yajuo?, marriage), the union 

 of differentiated (male and female) gametes or sexual 

 cells. 



ANTHEEIDIUM (Gr. avQrjpos, pertaining to a flower), an organ or 

 receptacle in which male sexual cells or gametes are pro- 

 duced, in ferns and algae. 

 ANTHEES (Gr. avQrjpos, pertaining to a flower), the receptacles 



which contain the pollen grains in flowering plants. 

 ANTICEYPTIC (Gr. dm', opposed to ; Kpvirros, hidden), a term 

 applied to colouration adapted for concealment when used 

 as a means of aggression by ambuscading. 

 APATETIC (Gr. dTrarrjrtKo'j, fallacious), a term applied to mis- 



leading colouration, whether for offence or defence. 

 APOGAMY (Gr. a-no, away from ; yd/xoj, marriage), the suppression 



of the sexual process in the reproduction of certain plants. 

 APOSEMATIC (Gr. d, away from ; O7?jma, signal), a term applied 

 to warning colours, which serve to frighten away 

 enemies. 



AECHEGONIUM (Gr. apx>], beginning; yoW, fruit, offspring), the 



female organ or receptacle in which the ovum is lodged in 



certain plants, and in which the young plant begins its 



development. 



ARCHITYPE (Gr. dpx*-, primordial, chief ; TVTTOS, type), an 



original form from which others may be derived. 

 AETHEOPODS (Gr. apBpov, joint ; TTOVJ, foot or limb), animals 

 with jointed limbs, belonging to the group Arthropoda, e.g., 

 lobsters and insects. 

 ARTIODACTYL (Gr. a/mos, equal ; baKTv\os, finger), having an 



even number of fingers or toes. 



ASEXUAL REPEODUCTION, reproduction without any sexual process. 

 ASTEE (Gr. dorrjp, star), a star-like figure appearing in the 



cell during mitosis. 

 ATAVISM (Lat. atavus, ancestor), a sudden return on the part of 



an organism to an ancestral condition. 

 AUTOMATISM (Gr. avTo^aros, acting of one's own will), spontaneous 



action, not in response to recognisable stimuli. 

 BINOMIAL (Lat. binominis, having two names), a term applied to 

 the Linnean system of nomenclature, in which each species 

 is known by a generic and a specific name, 



