Glossary 



INTER- (L. in the midst, between, among, during), prefix signifying "between" or 

 "among" or "during." 



INTER'CALARY, INTERCALATED (intercalates, pp. of intercalare, <^inter, between, + 

 calare, call), interposed; inserted between. 



INTERCELI/ULAR (inter, between, + cellula, cellule, -f ar), situated between the cells. 



INTERRUPTED, said of any surface or series the continuity of which is broken. 



INTERSTICES, spaces between any surfaces or things. 



INTRA- (intra, within), prefix signifying "within." 



INTRACELI/ULAR, situated within a cell or cells. 



IXTRALAM / ELLAR, situated within or between the plates of the lamellae (gills). 



INTRAVENAL (intra, within, 4- vena, vein), situated or occurring within veins. 



INTRODUCED', applied to plants brought from another country and growing spon- 

 taneously. 



INTUMES'CENT (intumescens, ppr. of intnmescere, swell up), swelling up, becoming 

 tumid. 



INVAC/INATED (in, in, 4- vagina, a sheath), sheathed. 



IX'VOLUTE (involutes, pp. involvere, to roll up), rolled inwards. 



LSABEI/LINE, of the color of soiled linen or sole leather; alutaceous; brownish-yel- 

 low, yellowish-gray. 



LABIATE (labiatus, lipped, <^labium, lip), said of an aperture with distinct lip-like 



borders. 



LABYRINTHINE, LABYRIN'THIFORM (labyrinthus, labyrinth), characterized by intri- 

 cate and sinuous lines; like a labyrinth. 

 LAC'CATE (laccatus, <7acca, lac), as if varnished or covered with a coat like sealing 



wax. 



LAC'ERATE, LAC'ERATED, as if torn. 

 LACIN'IATE (laciniatus, <^lacinia, a lappet), divided into flaps; irregularly cut into 



jagged edges, more regular and larger than fimbriate. 



LACTESCENT (lactescere, turn to milk), milk-bearing, provided with a milky juice. 

 LACU'NA (pi. LACU'NA:) (lacuna, a pit, hollow, cavity, etc.), a pit or hollow, a gap; 



a vacancy caused by the admission, loss or obliteration of something necessary 



to continuity or completeness. 

 LACU'NOSE, LACU'NOUS (lacunosus, full of hollows, < lacuna, a pit), marked with 



small hollows, pitted ; having or full of lac. 

 LAMEI/LA (pi. LAMEI/L^:) (lamella, a thin piece of metal, wood), a gill or gills of 



mushrooms, on which the hymenium is extended. 



LA'NATE (lanatus, woolly, <tan, wool), woolly ; covered with a wool-like pubescence. 

 LAX'CEOLATE (lanceolatus, <Janceola, a little spear), lance-shaped; tapering to both. 



ends. 



LATERAL, attached to or by one side. 

 LATERIC'EOUS, LATERIT'IOUS (latericeus, lateritius, consisting of bricks, </*er, a 



brick), brick-colored. 



LA'TEX (latex, liquid; ferre, bear), thick milky juice. 

 LATICIF X EROUS (latex, liquid, -\-ferre, bear), applied to the tubes containing latex, 



as in the Lactafii. 

 LATTICED, formed by interlacing and crossing lines or columns which leave open 



spaces between. 



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