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GLOSSARY. 



Syngenesious, having the stamens 

 coherent by their anthers. 



Tapering, gradually diminishing in 

 diameter. 



Tendril, a twisting, thread-like por- 

 cess, forming a modified condition 

 of some appendage to the axis of 

 vegetation. 



Terete, nearly cylindrical, but some- 

 what tapering into a very elon- 

 gated cone. 



Terminal, situated at the extremity 

 of some part. 



Ternate, Ternary, arranged by threes 

 about the same part. 



Tetradynamous, having six stamens, 

 four longer than the other two. 



Thalamiflores, a group of dicotyle- 

 dons, in which the several petals 

 are distinct from the sepals, and 

 the stamens are hypogynous. 



Thorn, the same as spine. 



Tetramerous, having the parts in 

 fours or multiples of four. 



Tooth, a small projection of the 

 margin of some laminated part. 



Toothed, furnished with teeth. 



Triadelphous, having the stamens 

 collected into three distinct sets 

 or bundles. 



Triandrous, having three stamens. 



Triangular, byline surface approach- 

 ing a triangle in shape. 



Trichotomous, subdivided, with the 

 divisions in threes. 



Tricoccous, composed of three cocci. 



Trifid, divided into three subordi- 

 nate parts, the incisions extending 

 about half-way towards the base. 



Trifoliate, Trifoliolate, having the 

 leaflets disposed in threes at the 

 extremities of their petioles. 



Trigonous, triangular. 



Tripartite, subdivided into three 

 parts, much beyond the middle or 

 "nearly to the base. 



Trimerous, having the parts in threes 

 or multiples of three. 



Tripetalous, consisting of three pe- 

 tals. 



Triternate, having the petiole twice 

 branched in a ternate manner, 

 each partial petiole bearing three 

 leaflets. 



Truncate, terminating abruptly, as 

 though shortened by the removal 

 of the extremity. 



Tube, the tubular portion formed by 

 the cohesion of the subordinate 

 parts composing a floral whorl. 



Tuber, a fleshy, swollen, subterranean 

 rhizome, like the potato. 



Tubercle, a small wart-like excres- 

 cence. 



Tubercled, Tuberculate, bearing or 

 covered with tubercles. 



Tuberous, resembling a tuber. 



Tubular, hollow and cylindrical. 



Tumid, swollen and inflated. 



Turbinate, top-shaped. 



Turgid, thick, as if swollen, but not 

 inflated. 



Twining, twisting in spiral folds 

 round a support. 



Umbel, a form of inflorescence in 

 which all the pedicels start from 

 the summit of a peduncle. 



Umbellate, arranged in umbels. 



Under-shrub, a plant only partially 

 shrubby, the ends of the newly- 

 formed branches continuing her- 

 baceous, and dying away in winter. 



Unilateral, disposed along one side. 



Unisexual, applied to flowers which 

 have either stamens alone or pistils 

 alone. 



