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BOTANY. GLOSSARY. 



and pous, foot. Systematic name 

 of a family of plants. 



MACULA'TUM. Latin. Spotted. Mot- 

 tled. 



MA'LUS. Latin. An apple tree. 



MAKVA'CE^E. Name of a family of 

 plants. 



MA.MMALA'TED. Studded with nipple- 

 like projections. 



MARCE'SCENT. See question, page 34. 



MATURA'TION. The act of ripening. 



MEA'TUS. Latin. A passage, a 

 pore. 



MK'DICA. Latin. Medicinal. 



MEDU'LLARY. From the Latin, me- 

 dull'i, pith. Belonging or relating 

 to pith. 



MK'LO. Latin. A melon. 



MELON I'DE. A form of fruit. 



MEM'BKANOUS. Composed of mem- 

 brane. 



ME'SOCARP. From the Greek, mesos, 

 middle, and carpos, fruit. The cen- 

 tral envelope of fruit. 



MIMO'S^E. Name of a family of 

 plants. 



MI'TKIFORM. Shaped like a mitre. 



MONA'NDRIA. From the Greek, 

 monos, single, and aner, stamen. 

 Name of a class of plants. 



MONA'NDROUS. From the Greek, 

 monos, single, and aner, stamen. 

 Having but one stamen. 



MONI'LIKORM. From the Latin, mo- 

 nile, a necklace. Like a necklace. 



AIONCE'CIA. From the Greek, monos, 

 single, and oikia, house. Name of 

 a Linnsean class. 



MONCE'CIOUS. Having flowers with 

 stamens alone, and flowers with 

 pistils alone on the same plant. 



MONOCHLA'MYDOUS. From the Greek, 

 monos, one, chlamus, cloak, and 

 eidos, resemblance. Seemingly 

 having but one covering. 



MONOCOTY'LEDON. From the Greek, 

 monos, one, and kotuledon, seed- 

 lobe. A plant whose seeds have 

 but one seed-lobe. 



MONOCOTYLE'DONOUS. Having but 

 one seed-lobe. 



MONODE'LPHIA. From the Greek, 

 monos, single, and delphos, brother- 

 hood. Name of a Linnsean class. 



MONODE'LPHOUS. Relating to one 

 brotherhood. 



MONOGY'NIA. From the Greek, mo- 

 nos, single, and gune, pistil. Name 

 of an order of plants. 



MOXOHYPOGY'NIA. From the Greek, 

 monos, single, vpo, below, and 

 gune, pistil. Name of a class of 

 plants. 



MONOPERIOY'NIA. From the Greek, 

 monos, single, peri, around, and 

 gune, pistil. Name of a class of 

 plants. 



MUNOPETA'LK.C. From the Greek, 

 monos, single, pelalon, a petaL 

 Name of a class of plants. 



MO.NOPF/TALOUS. Same derivation. 

 Consisting of one petal. 



MONOSE'PALOUS. From the Greek, 

 monos, one, and sepal. Consisting 

 of one sepal. 



fFrom the Greek, 



MONOSPERMA'TIC. J monos, single, 



MONOSPE'RMOUS. j and sperma, seed. 

 [ Having one seed. 



MORUS. Latin. The mulberry tree. 



MU'CRONATE. See page 35. 



MULTIPARTITE. See page 43. 



Mu'sci. Latin. Mosses. 



MUCEDI'NE*. Moulds. 



MUSCI'PULA. Latin. A fly or 

 mouse-trap. 



MYRTA'CE^E. Name of a family of 

 plants. 



NA'PJFORM. From the Latin, napus, 

 turnip, and forma, shape. Turnip- 

 shaped. 



NARCO'TIC. From the Greek, narke, 

 torpor. Medicines which produce 

 drowsiness, sleep, and stupor are so 

 called. 



NARCI'SSE^E. Name of a family of 

 plants. 



NAUSEA. From the Greek, nous, a 

 ship ; because those unaccustomed 

 to sailing are so affected. Sick- 

 ness. A desire to vomit. 



NECESSA'RIA. Latin. Necessary. 



NE'CTARY. See page 75. 



NERVA'TION. See page 33. 



NICOTIA'NA. Generic name of the 

 tobacco plant, derived from Nicot, 

 a Frenchman, who first sent to- 

 bacco to France, about the year 

 1560. 



NI'GRA. Latin. Black. 



NI'TROOEN. See page 53. 



NU'TRITIVE. Affording nourishment 



