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VALVES, parts of seed-vessels into which they are separated ; the 



leaves which form a glume or spatha. 

 VENTRICOSE, inflated. 

 VESICULAR, composed of vessels. 

 VERTICILLATE, whorled, heavy leaves, or flowers, in a circle 



round the stem. 

 VILLOUS, closely covered with long hairs, so as almost to hide the 



surface. 



VIROSE, nauseous to the smell, poisonous. 

 VISCID, thick, glutinous, covered with adhesive moisture. 



WINGS, two side petals of a papilionaceous flower. 



WHORLS, where many parts are set round an axis in the same place. 



