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Glossary. 



rngiiiculate. Contracted into a claw. 



Uni-. In composition, one; as unisexual, of 



one sex, etc. 

 Urceolate. Urn-shaped. 

 Utricle. A bladder-like organ; a small 1- 



seeded fruit with a bladder-like pericarp. 

 Valvate. Said of sepals', etc., which are in 



contact along their margins only (not over- 

 lapping) in the bud. 

 \'alve. One of the parts into which a capsule 



splits. 

 \'ascular. Possessing ducts or vessels. 

 N'ein. One of the branches of the framework 



of a leaf. 

 X'einlet. A branch of a vein. 

 \ enation. The arrangement of veins. 

 Ventral. Pertaining to the anterior or inner 



face of an organ; opposed to dorsal. 



Ventricose. Inflated on one side. 



Wrnation. The arrangement of leaves in the 

 bud. 



\'errucose. Covered with wart-like eleva- 

 tions. 



\ ersatile. Said of an anther attached at 

 about its middle and swinging freely. 



Verticil. Same as whorl. 



Verticillate. Arranged in a whorl. 



Villous or Villose. Covered with long soft 

 not matted hairs. 



Virgate. Slenuer or wand-like. 



Viscid. Sticky, glutinous. 



Whorl. An arrangement of three or more 

 leaves or branches radiating in a circle 

 from the same node. 



Wing. A thin filmy expansion. 



