GLOSSARIAL INDEX. 



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Lip, the lower projecting petal of an irregular 



flower. 

 Lobe, the segment of a divided leaf. 

 Loculicidal, admitting tlie escape of the seeds 



through the valves. 

 I.omcnl, a kind of pod, which, when ripe, falls in 



pieces at the joints. 

 Lucid, shining. 

 Lunuiate, haU-moon-shaped. 

 Lyratc, a leaf is lyrate when its apex is rounded, 



and there are several small lateral lobes towards 



its base ; harp or lyre-shaped. 



M. 



Membranaceous, of a thin pliable texture. 



Metamorphosed, changed from one form to an- 

 other. 



Monade/p/ious, having the filaments united at 

 the bottom into one bundle, or brotherhood. 



Moniliform, formed like a necklace, having al- 

 ternate swellings and contractions. 



Monoecious, having the stamens and pistil in se- 

 parate flowers on the same plant. 



Mouopetalous, having but one petal, or having 

 the petals united so as to appear but one. 



Monospernnms, one-seeded. 



Mucilaginous, of a slimy nature. 



Mucro, a sharp rigid point. 



Mitcronate, terminating in a spine, or mucro. 



Mucronate-cuspidate, tapering suddenly to a 

 point which is tipped with a mucro, or spine. 



Mvcronate-deuticulate, toothed, each tooth ter- 

 minated with a sharp point. 



Mucronulate, having a small hard point. 



Mult{/id, many-cleft. 



Muricale, covered with short sharp points. 



Mutic, pointless ; a term opposed to mucro. 



N. 



\arrotred, tapering. 



Navicular, boat-shaped. 



Ncclari/erous, having nectaries ; bearing honey. 



Nectary, a ijart of the corolla, for the most part 



containing honey. 

 Nucamentaceous , having catkins. 

 Nucleus, the liernel of a nut. 

 Nucule, a small nut. 



Nut, a seed enclosed within a hard shell. 

 Nutant, nodding. 



O. 



Obconical, Inversely cone-shaped. 



Obcordate, inversely heart-shaped. 



Obcuneatc, wedge-sliape inverted. 



Ol/lanceolate, inversely lance-shaped. 



Oblate, flattened. 



Oblique, not direct or parallel. 



Oblong, two or three times longer than broad. 



O/dung-acutc, oblong and sharp-pointed. 



Oblong-cuncated, between oblong and wedge- 

 shaped. 



Oblong-lanceolate, between oblong and lance- 

 shaped. 



Oblong-linear, in form between oblong and linear. 



Oblong-oval, a form between oblong and oval. 



Ohiivale-cuneaicd, between obovate and wedge- 

 shaped, with the broadest end uppermost. 



Obovute lanceolate, a lorui between egg-shaped 

 and lance-shaped inverted. 



Obovate-spathulate, a form between obovate and 

 that of a spatula. 



Obsolete, hardly evident. 



Obtuse, blunt. 



Ochrea, membranous stipules surrounding the 

 stem and cohering by their anterior margins. 



Octandrous, having 8 stamens. 



Opaque, not reflecting light ; not transparent. 



Opposite, placed in pairs on opposite sides of a 

 stem. 



Orthotropous, straight, and having the same di- 

 rection as the body to which it belongs. 

 Oval, in the form of an ellipsis. 



Ovarium, \ 

 Ovary, f 



tlie germen, or incipient seed-vessel, 

 which contains the rudiments of the 

 future seed. 



Ovale-acuminafe, egg-shaped in the lower part, 

 and tapering to a point. 



Ovate-acute, egg-shaped in part, but terminating 

 in a sharp point. 



Ovate-arrow-shaped, a form intermediate be- 

 twen egg-shaped and arrow-shaped 



Ovaie-campanulate, a figure between egg-shaped 

 and bell-shaped. 



Ovate-elliptic, between egg-shaped and elliptical. 



Ovate-globose, a form between round and egg- 

 shaped. 



Ovate-lancculate, between egg-shaped and lance- 

 shaped. 



Ovoid, egg-shaped 



Ovoid-cylindrical, egg-shaped and cylindrical. 



Ovulum, an incipient seed. 



Paleaceous, having or abounding in chafTy 



scales. 

 PalecE, chaffy scales, common in compound 



flowers. 

 Palmate, palm-shaped, divided so as to resemble 



the hand spread open. 

 Pandurijorm, fiddle-shapi'd. 

 Panicle, a loose irregular mode of inflorescence, 



similarly disposed to that of many grasses, as 



oats. 

 Papilionaceous, butterfly-shaped flowers, as those 



of the common pea. 

 PapilUJ'orm, bearing resemblance to small glan, 



dular excrescences or pimples. 

 Pappnse, downy ; liaving pappus. 

 Pappus, a kind of down formed by the minute 



division of the limb of the calyx of the Com- 



pdsitae. 

 Parietal, attached to the sides or walls of the 



ovary. 

 Pectinate, comb-shaped. 



Pedicel, the flower-stalk of each separate flower. 

 Pedicellate, having pedicels. 

 Peduncle. t;ie principal flower-stalk. 

 Peduiiadate, having peduncles. 

 Pellucid, transparent ; bright. 

 Peltate, a peltate leaf has the petiole fixed in ths 



centre of the disk, instead of in the margin. 

 Peyidulous, drooping ; hanging down. 

 Pentagonal, five-angled. 

 Pentandruus, having 5 stamens. 

 Pentapctalous, five petaled. 

 PerJoliiUe, a leaf is said to be perfoliate when the 



stem passes through its base, as in the honey- 

 suckle. 

 Perforated, pierced through, apparently full of 



holes. 

 Perianth, the flower cup; the envelope which 



surrounds the flower: a term applied -aIuii 



the calyx cannot be distinguished from the co- 

 rolla. 

 Pericarp, the covering of the seed-vessel. 

 Perigonal, having both calyx and corolla. 

 Perigyuous, inserted in the calyx, or in the di.^k 



which adheres to the calyx. 

 Peripheric, curved; circular. 

 Persistent, remaining ; not falling off. 

 Petal, a division of a corolla. 

 Petiolate, having petioles, or footstalks, to tlie 



leaves. 

 Petiole, the footstalk of a leaf. 

 Pctiulule, the footstalk of a leaflet. 

 Hetiolulate, having petiolulea. 

 Pilose, hairy. 



PinncE, the leaflets of a pinnate leaf. 

 Pinnate, a leaf divided into many smaller leaves 



or leaflets is said to be pinnate. 

 Pistil, the columnar body usually situated in the 



centre of a flower ; when perfect it consists of 



the germen, style, and stigma. 

 Placenta, that part of the seed-vessel to which 



the seeds are affixed. 

 Plano-convex, flat on the one side and convex on 



the other. 

 Plicate, plaited. 



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