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G rxA'mmous. Having the stamens 

 and style combined in one body. 



GI'NOBASE. fr. gr. gune, a woman ; 

 basis, a base. The receptacle in 

 plants, when it is dilated and 

 supports a row of carpels, which 

 have an oblique inclination to- 

 wards the axis of the flower. 



GY'NOPHORE. fr. gr. gune, pistil; 

 phoreo, I support. A support of 

 the pistil. 



GYNOSTE'MIUM. fr. gr. gune, a wo- 

 man; stemdn, a stamen. The con- 

 dition of the filaments in orchi- 

 daceae, in which they are com- 

 bined into a solid body, called the 

 columna. 



GYPAE'TOS. fr. gr. gupaietos, a kind 

 of eagle ; formed from gups, a 

 vulture, and aietos, an eagle. 



GYPOGERA'NUS. fr. gr. gups, a vul- 

 ture ; geranos, a crane. Generic 

 name of the Secretary bird. 



GT'PSEOUS. Of the nature of gyp- 

 sum. 



GY'PSCM. Native sulphate of lime. 

 The transparent varieties consti- 

 tute selenite, and the fine massive, 

 alabaster. Gypsum is converted 

 into plaster of Paris by heat. 



GT'HATE. fr.gr. guros, curved. Cir- 

 cinate. Curved in from apex to 

 base, as the fronds of ferns. 



GY'RINUS. fr. gr. guros, a circle. A 

 genus of coleopterous insects. 



GYROG'ONITE. fr. gr. gwros, curved : 

 gune, seed. The fossil seed-ves- 

 sel of plants of the genus Chara, 

 found in fresh water deposits. 



GYHO'MA. The annulus. The theca 

 of ferns. The shield or trica of 

 lichens. 



GYROSE.- Turned round like a crook. 



HABIT. The general appearance, 



or features of a plant. 

 HABITAT. Lat. He inhabits. Used 



to designate the place in which 



animals and plants are naturally 



found. 

 HACKLY. Applied to a fracture 



which is peculiar to the malleable 



metals, which, when broken, pre- 

 sent sharp, protruding points. 



HJEMATO'PUS. fr. gr. aimatopos, 

 having a fierce or sanguinary 

 look ; formed from aima, blood, 

 and ops, an eye. The generic 

 name of the oyster-catchers. 



HAIRS OF PLANTS. Minute filamen- 

 tous processes found on the cuti- 

 cle a-nd in the cavities of plants, 

 consisting of elongated cellular 

 tissue, and constituting, in the cot- 

 ton plant, the peculiar substance 

 which envelopes the seeds, and 

 is manufactured into muslin or 

 cotton cloth. 



HA'LCYOU. -fr. gr. alkuon, a king- 

 fisher. A genus of birds. 



HAL'ICORE. fr. gr. als, the sea ; kore, 

 a maiden. A sea-nymph ; a mer- 

 maid. 



HALIO'TIDES. Lat. plur. of Haliotis. 



HA'LIOTIS. fr. gr. als, the sea ; ons, 

 the ear. Name of a genus of gas- 

 teropods. (p. 60, Book v). 



HAL'ITUS. Lat. Vapour. 



HALI^E'TUS. fr. gr. als, the sea ; aie- 

 tos, an eagle. The specific name 

 of the fisher eagle. 



HALMATU'RUS. fr. gr. alma, a leap ; 

 oura, a tail. The kangaroo is so 

 called from leaping by the aid of 

 its tail. 



HALTF/RES. fr. gr. 'alteres, lumps of 

 lead held in the hands to aid per- 

 sons taking the exercise of leap- 

 ing, like the balancing-poles of rope- 

 dancers. Poisers. Two small bo- 

 dies, found beneath the aluiie 

 (little wings) of dipterous insects. 



HA'MI. Lat. plur. of hamus, a hook. 



HA'MITES. fr lat. hamus, a hook. 

 A genus of extinct ceplmlopods, 

 inhabiting chambered shells, los- 

 ing their spiral form after their 

 commencement, and then con 

 tinued for a considerable extent 

 with a single bend on themselves 

 like a hook. They are found in 

 the greensand of England. 



HARDXESS. The comparative mole 

 cular cohesion of minerals. 



