GLOSSABY. 



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Apical (-alis). Relating to the apex or tip. 



Jlpices. The name for anthers anterior 

 to Ludwig and Linnaeus ; 166. 



Apiculate (-us). Ending in a short 

 pointed tip or apicula. 



Apocarpous (-us). When carpels of a 

 gyncecium are separate ; 261, 262. 



Apdphysis. An enlargement or swelling 

 of the surface of an organ at some par- 

 ticular part. 



Apothecia. The "shields " or fructify- 

 ing disks of Lichenes. 



Apotropous (-us). Said of an anatropous 

 ovule which when pendulous has 

 rhaphe averse ; 282. 



Appendage, Appendix. Any superadded 

 or subsidiary part. 



Appendiculate (-atus). Furnished with a 

 small appendage (Appendiculum), or 

 with any appendage. 



Appositus. Placed side by side. 



Appressed (Lat. Adpressus). Lying flat 

 against or together for the whole 

 length. 



Apricus. Growing in dry sunny places. 



Apterous (-us). Wingless ; not alate. 



Aquatic (-icus). Living in water. 



Aqudtilis. Living under water. 



Arachnoid (-oideus). Cobwebby ; com- 

 posed of slender entangled hairs. 



Araneose (-osus), Araneus. Like spider- 

 web ; same as Arachnoid. 



Arbor. A tree ; 50. 



Arboreous (Arboreus). Tree-like, or re- 

 lating to a tree. 



Arborescent (-ens). Tree-like; approach- 

 ing the size of a tree. 



Arboretum, also Arbustum. A place 

 where trees are grown; an arranged 

 collection of trees. 



Arbuscula. A small shrub of tree-like 

 growth or form. 



Arbuscularis. Ramified like a little tree. 



Archegonium. The spore-case of mosses, 

 ^c., in an early state. 



Arcuate (-atus). Moderately curved, as 

 if bent like a bow. 



Areola, pi. Areolce. Spaces marked out 

 on a surface, as by the reticulation of 

 veins, &c. 



Areolate (-atus). Marked with areolae. 



Arenosus, Arenarius. Growing in sand 

 or sandy places. 



Argentate (-atus, Argenteus). Silvery, 

 or shining white with a tinge of gray. 



Argillosus. Growing in clayey soil. 



Argos. Greek for pure white, used in 

 compounds; as, argophyllus, white- 

 leaved. 



Argutus. Sharp-toothed; said of the 

 serration of leaves. 



Argyros. Greek for silvery; used in 

 compounds; as,argyrophyllus, silvery- 

 leaved. 



Arhizal (Arhizus). Rootless. 



Arillate (-atus). Having an arillus. 



Aril, Arillus. An extraneous or late- 

 formed seed-coat or covering, or an 

 appendage growing from or about the 

 hilum of a seed; 308. 



Arilliform (-ormis). In the form of an 

 arillus. 



Arillode, Arillodium. A false arillus, 

 or one which does not originate from 

 or below the hilum, but from the 

 micropyle or rhaphe; 309. 



Arista. An awn. 



Aristate (-atus). Awned; bearing an 

 arista. 



Aristulate (-atus). Bearing a diminu- 

 tive awn. 



Arrect (Arrectus). Brought into an 

 upright position. 



Arrow-shaped, Arrow-headed. Same as 

 Sagittate; 96. 



Articulated (-atus). Jointed, or having 

 the appearance of a joint or articula- 

 tion (Articulus). As of the word joint 

 itself, the context must show whether 

 the articulations mean the portions 

 which are connected by a joint, or the 

 place of connection. 



Artificial Classification, 331. 



Ascending (Adscendens). Rising upward. 

 Sometimes used for directed upward, 

 as when the stem is termed the As- 

 cending Axis (11); more commonly 

 denotes curving or rising obliquely 

 upward; 53. 



Ascidium. A pitcher-shaped or flask- 

 shaped organ or appendage ; 111. 



Ascus. A sac ; a kind of spore-cases, as 

 in certain Fungi and Lichenes. 



Aspdragi, A name for Turiones, or any 

 scaly shoots from underground, as 

 those of Asparagus. 



Aspergilliform (-ormis). Brush-shaped, 

 i. e. like the aspergiUum, or brush 

 used to sprinkle holy water ; made up 

 of numerous spreading hairs, &c., in 

 a tuft, as the stigmas of Grasses. 



Asperous (Asper). Rough to the touch. 



Assimilation. The action or process by 

 which extraneous matter or crude food 

 is converted into vegetable matter. 



Assurgent (Adsurgens). Rising or curv- 

 ing upward ; 53. 



Astichous (^ts). Not in rows. 



