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Glossaey, 



rnguiculate. Contracted into a claw. 



Uni-. In composition, one; as unisexual, oi 



one sex, etc. 

 Urceolate. Urn-shaped. 

 Utricle. A bladder-like organ; a small 1- 



seeded fruit with a bladder-like pericarp. 

 Valvate. Said of sepals, etc., which are in 



contact along their margins only (not over- 

 lapping) in the bud. 

 Valve. One of the parts into which a capsule 



splits. 

 Vascular. Possessing ducts or vessels. 

 Vein. One of the branches of the framework 



of a leaf. 

 Veinlet. A branch of a vein. 

 \ enation. The arrangement of veins. 

 Neutral. Pertaining to the anterior or inner 



face of an organ; opposed to dorsal. 



\'entricose. Inflated on one side. 



Vernation. The arrangement of leaves in the 

 bud. 



\^errucose. Covered with wart-like eleva- 

 tions. 



Versatile. Said of an anther attached at 

 al)0ut its middle and swinging freely. 



\'erticil. Same as whorl. 



Verticillate. Arranged in a whorl. 



Villous or Villose. Covered with long soft 

 not matted hairs. 



Virgate. Slender or wand-like. 



\'isci(l. Sticky, glutinous. 



\Vhorl. An arrangement of three or more 

 leaves or branches radiating in a circle 

 from the same node. 



^^'ing. A thin filmy expansion. 



