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GLOSSARY 



Arcolalc. Divided into smnll spnces or aro.oliu. 

 Arcolation. Any syslcnj of cellnlar or rcticn- 



liitoil nnirkings. 

 Aril. An exiiiunled nppcndage to tlie hilnni, 



enveloiiinf; the seed. 

 Arillatc. Having an aiil. 

 Arilliform. Resembling an aril. 

 Arislatc. Having an awn. 

 Aristuhtte. Having a very small awn. 

 Arlicidaf.ed. Jointeil. 

 Ascending. Rising somewhat obliquely, not 



erect. 

 Asteroid. Having a flower resembling that of 



an Aster. 

 Attenuate. Narrowing gradually ; tapering. 

 Auricle. A small ear-like lobe at the base of a 



leaf. 

 Auriculate. Furnished with auricles. 

 Awl-shapcd. Shaped like the i)oint of an awl ; 



narrowing above to a sharp pi)int from a rather 



broad base. 

 Awn. A bristle-like terminal or dorsal appen- 

 dage. 

 Awncd. Furnished witli-an awn. 

 Axil. The angle formed by a leaf or branch 



with tho stem. 

 Axile or Axial. Situated in the a.vis or relating 



to it. 

 Axilla-nf. Situated in an axil. 

 Axis, the central line of a body in the direction 



of its length ; the stem. 



Baccate. Berry-like ; pulpy. 



Banner. A name often ai)]iUetl to the standard 

 or upper petal of a pajtilionaceous tlower. 



Barb. A sharply reflexed jKiiiit upon an awn, 

 etc., like the barb of a fish-hook. 



Barbed. Furnished with barbs. 



Bark. The outer coveting or rind of a stem. 



Basal. At, fiom, or relating to the base. 



Base. The end next the point of attachment or 

 support ; the lower end. 



BasijUxed. Attached by the lower end. 



Basilar. See Basal. 



Beak. A prolonged tip. 



Beaked. Ending in a beak. 



Berry. A simple fruit of which the whole sub- 

 stance, excepting the seeds, is pulpy. 



Bi- or Bis-. A Latin prefix signifying two or 

 twice, as bibradcate, with two bracts ; bi- 

 dentate, with two teeth ; bileniate, twice ter- 

 nate. 



Bi/arions. In two ranks. 



Bifid. Two-cleft. 



Bilocular. Two-celled. 



Bipinnate. Twice pinnate. 



Biscrrate. Doubly serrate. 



Bisexual. Having both stamens and pistil, or 

 corresponding organs (in cryptogams). 



Bl'iddery. Thin and inllated. 



Blade. The expande<l portion of a le^f. 



Brcuit. A leaf or modification of a leaf subtend- 

 ing a flower or flower-cluster. 



Bracteate. Having bracts. 



Bractcolate. Having bractlcts. 



Bractlet. A secondary bract upon the pedicel 

 of a flower. 



Branch. A division of n stem. 



Brancldct. A secondary or ultimate division of 

 a stem. 



Bristle. A stilT hair or bristle-like appendage. 



Bud. The early rudimentary form of a stem or 

 branch, or an unexpandcd flower. 



Bud-scalci. The scales which foim the outer 

 coats of a leaf-bud. 



Bulb. A subteirancan roundish body, formed 

 of fleshy scales or coatings, essentially a rudi- 

 mentary stem or leaf-bud, and at lenglh de- 

 veloping a flowering stem and often leaves. 



Bu/bi/croHS. Bulb-bearing. 



Bulblct. A small bulb formed in the axil of a 

 leaf or bract. 



Bulbous. Producing bulbs ; bidb-like. 



Caducous. Falling very early ; not at all per- 

 sistent. 



Calcarate. Spurred. 



Callus. A callosity or hard protuberance. 



Calycine. Relating to the calyx. 



Cuhjculalc. Having an involucre resembling a 

 second external calyx. 



Calyptra. In mosses, the hood whicli at fiist 

 covers the capsule. 



Calyx. The outer envelope of a flower. 



Canipanulate. Bell-shaped or cup-shaped, with 

 broad base. 



CitnulicuhUe. Channelled ; having a longitu- 

 dinal groove. 



Cancsccut. Hoary with a grayish pubescence or 

 jiuberulence. 



Ciipillary. Very slender and hair-like. 



Capitate. Subglobose and terminal, like a head ; 

 collected in a head. 



Capilclltitc. Diminutive of capitate. 



Capsular. Itelating to or like a capsule. 



Capsule. A dry dehiscent fruit loinied from a 

 compound pistil ; the fruit of mosses. 



Carina. A keel, a prominent longitudinal ridge 

 along the middle of a convex dorsal surface ; 

 ai>|)lied also to the coherent lower petals of a 

 papilionaceous flower. 



Ctirinate. Keeled. 



Garyopsis. A seed-like fruit with the very thin 

 pericarp adherent throughout to the real seed, 

 as in most grasses. 



Carpel. A simple pistil or one of the several 

 parts of a comi)ound pistil. 



Carpophore. A prolongation of the axis be- 

 tween the carpels, as often in the Uml>el- 

 liferic. 



Cartihajinous. Firm and tough like cartilage. 



Caruncle. An outgrowth or expanded appen- 

 dage at the base of a seed ; sometimes ai)plied 

 he rhanhe. 

 ual s})ike ; 



Caudate. Having a tail or slender tail-like ap- 

 pendage. 



Caudex. The trunk of a palm or other arbor- 

 escent endogen ; or the persistent baiie of any 

 herbaceous perennial. 



Candicle. In orchids, the slender foot-stalk of 

 the pollen-masses. 



Caulescent. Having a manifest stem. 



Cat/line. Belnn"in'' to the .^tem. 



to an enlargement of the rhanhe. 

 Catkin. A scaly unisexual spike ; an ament. 



