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Needlr-ahaprd : lonp, sicndor, and ri^iil, like the loaves of Pinos ; p. GR, fljr- 140. 

 Nerrc: a name for tlie rilts or veins of leaves, when sinipU^ and panillel ; j). 56. 

 Nerred: furnished witli nerves, or sinipk" and ])arallel rihs or veins ; p. 5f), fij;. 84. 

 Keltnl-ninnl : furnislied witli brancliin;.; veins forming network; ]). .50, fi;;. 8.3. 

 Noihl'iiifj (hi Latin form, NiitanI) : bendiiij; so that the summit lian^^s downward.' 

 Node: a knot ; the "joints " of a stem, or the part whence a leaf or a pair of 



leaves sjjrinfjs ; p. 40. 

 NiUhse: knotty or knobby. Nddnloxr : furnislied witli little knobs or knots. 

 Normal : aeeordlnj^ to rule ; the pattern or natural way accordiuf^ to some law. 

 Notalc: marked with spots or lines of a different color. 

 Nncamentatxoits : relatin<^ to or resembling a small nut. 

 Niiciform : nut-shaped or nut-like. Nucule : a small nut. 

 Nucleus: the kernel of an ovule (p. 122) or seed (|). 136) of a cell ; p. 140. 

 Nut : a hard, mostly one-seeded indehisccnt fruit ; as a chestnut, butternut, 



acorn; p. 1.30, fig. 299. 

 Nutlet : a little nut ; or the stone of a drupe. 



Oh- (meaning over against) : when prefixed to words, signifies inversion; as, 



Obi-omprcssal : fiattencd the opposite of the usual way. 



Olicdrdalc: heart-shaped with the broad and notched end at the apex instead of 



the base; p. 60, fig. 109. 

 Ohldnceolatc: lance-shaped with the tapering point downwards ; p. 58, fig. 91. 

 Ohll(ju(' : applied to leaves, &c. means unequal-sided. 

 Obion;/: from two to four times as long as broad, and more or less elliptical 



in outline ; p. 58, fig. 87. 

 Ohdriite: inversely ovate, the broad end upward ; p. 58, fig. 9.3. 

 Olituse: blunt, or round at the end ; p. GO, fig. 105. 

 Obverse: same as inverse. 

 Obcolute (in the bud) : when the margins of one leaf alternately overlap those of 



the ojijiositc one. 

 Ochrcatc: fumished with ochreir (boots), or stipules in the form of sheaths; as 



in Polygonum, p. 69, fig. 1.37. 

 Ochrulnirous : yellowish-white; dull cream-color. 

 Octo-, eight, enters into the composition of 

 Octwijinons : with eight pistils or styles. 



Ov.ldmerous : its parts in eights. Ortdndrous : Avith eight stamens, &c. 

 Offset : short branches next the ground which take root ; p. 38. 

 Oite-ribhcd, One-nvrvid, &e. : furnished with only a single rib, &c., &c. 

 Ofxique, api)lied to a surface, means dull, not shining. 



Ojie'rcuUite : furnished with a lid or cover (o/urculum), as the capsules of Mosses. 

 Opjiosile: said of leaves and branches when on opposite sides of the stem from 



each other (i. c. in pairs) ; p. 23, 71. Stamens arc opposite the petals, &c. 



when they stand before them. 

 OrUcnhir, Orbiculatf : circular in outline or nearly so; p. 58. 

 Onjnn: any member of the jibint, as a leaf, a stamen, &c. ; p. 1. 

 Ortjans of Viijilnllott, j). 7 ; of /!r/>rndiiri;on, p. 77. 

 Oiymtized, On/diilr: p. 1, 158, 159, 162. 

 Onjanic Constituents, p. 160. Organic Structure, p. 142. 



