330 GLOSSARY. 



Erect' (ovules). Rising upright from the base of the cell. 103. 



Essential organs. The stamens and pistil. 45. 



Exalbu'minous seeds. Have no albumen. 118. 



Excen'tric embryo is on one side of the center of the albumen. 123, 



Ex'ogens. Outside-growers. 71. 



Exot'ic. Of foreign origin. 



Exsert'ed (stamens). Extending beyond the corolla. 90. 



Ex'tine. The outer coat of a pollen-grain. 88. 



Extrorse'. Facing outward. 85. 



Falcate. Scythe-shaped. 



Farina'ceous. Mealy in texture. 



Fas'cicle. A close cluster. 25. 



Feather-veined. Where the veins all arise from the midrib. 4. 



Fenes'trated. Having chinks or slits. 



Ferru'ginous. Resembling iron-rust. 



Fertile. Bearing fruit. 45. 



Filament. The stem-like part of a stamen. 35. 



Fil'iform. Thread-like. 87. 



Fim'briate. Fringed. 



Fis'tular. Hollow and cylindrical. 



Flo'rets. The flowers of a flower-head. 141. 



Folia' ceous. Belonging to or resembling foliage leaves. 



Follicle. A simple carpel opening down the inner suture. 112. 



Free. With no adhesion. 62. 



Frond. The leaf of a fern. 177. 



Fruit. The mature ovary. 106. 



Frutes'cent. Shrub-like. 



Fuga'ceous. Soon falling off. 



Funic'ulus. The stem of an ovule or seed. 104. 



Fur'cate. Forked. 



Furrowed. Having longitudinal grooves or furrows. 



Fu'siform. Spindle-shaped. 20. 



Gamopet'alous. With the petals united. 37. 



Gamophyllous. Of united floral leaves. 37. 



Gamosep'alous. Formed of united sepals. 36. 



Germination. The early development of a plant from the embryo. 



119. 



Gibbous. Tumid in places. 

 Glands. Small cellular parts, mostly on the surface, that secrete oil or 



other matters. 



Glau'cous. Covered with bloom. 

 Glom'erule. A dense cluster. 

 Glume. The floral covering of grasses and sedges. 174. 



