GLOSSARY 



DICTIONARY OF TERMS USED IN DESCRIB- 

 ING PLANTS, 



COMBINED WITH AN INDEX. 



A, at the beginning of words of Greek derivation, commonly signifies a negative, 

 or the absence of something ; as apetalous, without petals ; aphyllous, leaf- 

 less, &c. If the word begins with a vowel, the prefix is an; as ananther- 

 ous, destitute of anther. 



Abnormal : contrary to the usual or the natural structure. 



Aboriginal: original in the strictest sense; same as indigenous. 



Abortive: imperfectly formed, or rudimentary, as one of the stamens in fig. 195, 

 and three of them in fig. 196, p. 95. 



Abortion : the imperfect formation, or non-formation, of some part. 



Abrupt : suddenly terminating ; as, for instance, 



Abruptly pinnate: pinnate without an odd leaflet at the end; fig. 128, p. 65. 



Acaulescent (acaulis) : apparently stemless ; the proper stem, bearing the leaves 

 and flowers, being very short or subterranean, as in Bloodroot, and most 

 Violets; p. 36. 



Accessory : something additional ; as Accessory buds, p. 26. 



Accrescent : growing larger after flowering, as the calyx of Physalis. 



Accumbent : lying against a thing. The cotyledons are accumbent when they 

 lie with their edges against the radicle. 



Acerose: needle-shaped, as the leaves of Pines; fig. 140, p. 72. 



Acetdbuliform : saucer-shaped. 



Achenium (plural achenia) : a one-seeded, seed-like fruit; fig. 286, p. 129. 



Achlarmjdeous (flower) : without floral envelopes; as Lizard's-tail, p. 90, fig. ISO. 



Acicular: needle-shaped ; more slender than acerose. 



Acindciform: scymitar-shaped, like some bean-pods. 



Acines : the separate grains of a fruit, such as the raspberry ; fig. 289. 



Acorn: the nut of the Oak ; fig. 299, p. 130. 



AcotyMonous . destitute of cotyledons or seed-leaves. 



Acrdgenous: growing from the apex, as the stems of Ferns and Mosses. 



Acrogens, or Acrogenous Plants: the higher Cryptogamous plants, such as 

 Ferns, &c., p. 172. 



