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Glossary. 



Corolla. The inner of the two series of floral 

 en\elopes. 



Corymb. A form of flower-cluster which is 

 flat-topped and the sequence of flowering is 

 from the margin inward, and the outer 

 pedicels longest. 



Corymbose. Arranged in corymbs. 



Cotyledon. A seed-leaf or rudimentary leaf 

 of an embryo. 



Crenate. Scalloped. 



Crenulate. Finely crenate. 



Cuneate. Wedge-shaped. 



Cuspidate. Tipped with a sharp rigid point. 



Cyme. A form of flower-cluster usually 

 flattened above with the sequence of flower- 

 ing from within outward and the outer 

 pedicels longest. 



Cymose. Bearing cymes, or in cymes. 



Deciduous. Not persistent; falling away. 



Decompound. ]\Iore than once compound. 



Decumbent. Reclining but witli ascending 

 top. 



Decurrent. Said of leaves where the blade 

 runs down on the petiole. 



Decussate. Said of opposite leaves when the 

 successive pairs are arranged at riglit 

 angles to each other. 



Deflexed. Bent abruptly downward. 



Dehiscent. Opening, as of an anther or cap- 

 sule, to emit contents. 



Deltoid. Of the shape of the capital Gi-eek 

 letter Delta. 



Dentate. Toothed, with pointed teeth di- 

 rected outward. 



Denticulate. Diminutive of dentate. 



Diadelphous. Said of stamens which have 

 hlaments united into two sets. 



Diandrous. Having two stamens. 



Dichotomous. Branching regularly in pairs. 



Dicotyledonous. Having two cotyledons. 



Didymous. Twin, i. e., in pairs. 



Didynamous. Said of stamens to indicate 

 two pairs of unequal length. 



Digitate. Said of an arrangement, as of 

 leaflets, suggestive of the fingers of one's 

 hand. 



Dimorphous. Of two forms. 



Dioecious. With staminate and pistillate 

 flowers on difl'erent plants. 



Discoid. Resembling or pertaining to a disk. 



Disk. A development of the receptacle of 

 some flowers at the base of a pistil. 



Dissepiment. The partition of an ovary or 

 capsule. 



Distichous. Arranged in two vertical ranks. 



Distinct. Separate from each other. 



Divaricate. Widely divergent. 



Dorsal. Pertaining to the back, as of the 

 outer angle of a carpel. 



Drupaceous. Resembling a drupe. 



Drupe. A simple indehiscent fruit with 

 fleshy exterior ( pericarp ) and bony usually 

 1 -seeded interior (endocarp) ; as a plum or 

 peach. 



Drupelet. Diminutive of drupe. 



Duct. An elongated cell or tube found in 

 woody stems. 



Echinate. Covered with prickles. 



p]glandular. Without glands. 

 Elliptical. With the outline of an ellipse. 

 Emarginate. Sliglitly notched at apex. 

 Embryo. The rudimentary plant while in the 



seed. 

 Endocarp. The inner portion of a pericarp. 

 Endogenous. Said of the stems of plants 



which increase in thickness by a growth 



within — not external layers. 

 Entire. Said of leaves, etc., when the margin 



is not notched or toothed. 

 Epicarp. The thin outer layer of a pericarp. 

 Epigj'uous. Borne upon the ovary. 

 Epipetalous. Borne upon the petals. 

 Epiphyte. Said of plants growing upon other 



plants but not deriving nourishment from 



them. 

 Equitant. Astride. Said of leaves which en- 

 fold each other in two ranks. 

 Erose or Erroded. Irregular, as though 



E^^ilbumenous. Without albumen. 



Evcurrent. Extending beyond the apex. 



Exfoliating. . Cleaving off, as of the outer 

 layers of bark. 



Exocarp. The outer layer of a pericarp. 



Exogenous. Said of stems which increase in 

 thickness by the growth of layers outside 

 of the wood and inside of the bark. 



Exserted. Projecting beyond the surrounding 

 organs. 



Exstipulate. Without stipules. 



Extrorse. Said of anthers which open out- 

 ward. 



Falcate. Scythe-shaped. 



Fascicle. A bundle or cluster. 



Fasciculate. Arranged in fascicles. 



Farinose! Covered with meal-like powder. 



Feather-veined. With veins projecting from 

 midrib suggestive or a feather. 



Fastigiate. Said of branches which are erect 

 and near together. 



Fei-ruginous. Rust-colored. 



Fertile. Said of flowers (or the branches 

 which bear them) producing seeds or fruit. 



Fibro-vascular. Containing woody fibres and 

 ducts. 



Filament. The portion of a stamen support- 

 ing the anther; a thread-like substance. 



Filamentous or Filamentose or Filiform. 

 Thread-like or composed of threads. 



Fimbriate. With fringed margin. 



Fistular or Fistulose. Hollow like a tube. 



Flabellate. Fan-shaped. 



Flaccid. Lax, not rigid. 



Fleshy. Succulent, juicy. 



Flexuose. Zigzag or sinuous. 



Floccose. Covered with soft woolly hair. 



Foliaceous. Of a leaf-like natui-e. 



Foliate. Having leaves. 



Foliolate. Having leaflets (the number 

 usually indicated by a prefix ) . 



Follicle. A pod dehiscent along the ventral 

 suture only. 



P^ollicular. Similar to a follicle. 



Free. Not adnate to another organ. 



Friable. Breaking easily. 



Frutescent or Fruticose. Of a snrubby nature. 



