A GLOSSARY OF TERMS 



FOS'SILIZKD. Converted into a fossil. 



FOSSO'RIAL. fr. lat. fodio, I dig. 

 Eurrowing, digging: applied to 

 animals that dig in the earth. 



FOURCHET'TE. Fr. A fork. The 

 notch formed by the coracoid 

 bones and sternum, between the 

 wings of birds. 



FOVI'LLA. A viscous liquor con- 

 tained in the pollen-vesicle of 

 plants. 



FRACTURE. The surface presented 

 by minerals when broken ; the 

 fracture may be earthy, even, un- 

 even, conchoiJal, &c. 



FHA'GILIS. Lat. Fragile; easily 

 broken. 



FHANGIBI'IITT. The degree of fa- 

 cility with which mineral sub- 

 stances may be separated into 

 fragments ; the structure of some, 

 and the brittleness of other mi- 

 nerals render them easily fran- 

 gible. Soft minerals are not fran- 

 gible ; they are tough. 



FRIABI'LITY. fr. lat. /n'o, to crum- 

 ble. The property by which a 

 substance is capable of being 

 crumbled and reduced to powder. 



f RICA'TOR. Lat. A rubber. 



FRINGIL'L^. Lat. fringilla, a cha- 

 finch. A family of birds. 



FRINGING REEF. A coral produc- 

 tion, differing from the Barrier 

 Reef, in having a comparatively 

 small depth of water on the outer 

 side, and a narrower and shal- 

 lower lagoon channel, between it 

 and the main land. 



FRITH or FIRTH. A narrow and 

 deep inlet of the sea, especially 

 in a rocky and elevated coast. 



FRONDES'CENCE. fr. \at.frons, a leaf. 

 The time in which each species 

 of plants unfolds its leaves. 



FHONDO'SE. Leafy; leaf-like. 



FRONS or FROND. The leaves of 

 crypto'gamous plants. 



FRONT. The forehead. In conch- 

 ology, that part of a univalve 

 which is seen, when the aperture 

 is turned towards the observer. 



FRONTLET. The margin of the head 

 behind the bill of birds, generally 

 covered with stiff bristles. 



FROSTED. In botany, covered with 

 glittering particles, as if fine dew 

 had been congealed upon it. 



FRUCTIFICA'TION. The flower and 

 fruit with their parts. 



FRUC'TUS. Lat. The fruit. 



FRUiT.-An assemblage of the germs 

 and protecting parts, destined to 

 become a new plant, or perfect 

 seed. 



FRUGI'VORA. fr.lat./rwges, all kinds 

 of fruit, serving for food, that the 

 earth brings forth ; vorare, to eat. 

 Animals that feed exclusively on 

 vegetable substances. 



FRUGIVOROUS. Fruit-eating. 



FRUTES'CENT. Becoming shrubby. 



FRU'TEX. A shrub. 



FRU'TICOSE. Shrubby. 



Fu'ci. Lat. plur. of fucus, a sea- 

 weed. * 



FUCI'FEROUS. fr. lat. fucus, sea- 

 weed ; voro, to eat. Applied to 

 animals which feed upon sea- 

 weeds. 



Fu'cus. Lat. Sea-weed. 



FUGA'CIOUS. That which lasts but 

 a short time. 



Ftri/CRA. Lat. piur. of fulcrum. 

 Props, supports ; as the peduncle, 

 petiole, &c. 



FU'LCRUM. Lat. A prop. The fixed 

 point on which a lever moves. 



FU'LICA. Lat. A coot. 



FULI'GINOUS. fr. lat. fuligo, soot or 

 smoke. Smoky. 



FUL'VOUS. Tawny; fox-coloured. 



FUL'VUS. Lat. Of a deep yellow, 

 or fawn colour. 



FuM'AROLE.-Fr. Subterraneous emis- 

 sion of hydrogen gas in conse- 

 quence of the ebullition of certain 

 sulphurous waters. The hole or 

 orifice through which the gas es- 

 capes. 



FUME^. Vapours. 



FUNGI. Lat. plur. of fungus. 



FUNGIFORM. Fungus-like : applied 

 to certain mineral substances, as 



