GLOSSARY. 



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or smaller ramifications of a vein or 

 rib; 93. 



V elate (-atut). Veiled. 



Velutinous (Velutinus). Velvety: the 

 surface covered with a soft coating of 

 fine and close silky pubescence, or 

 relumen. 



Venation ( Venatio). The mode of vein- 

 ing; 90. 



Venenatttt, Ventnonu. Poisonous. 



Venose (-osus) Veiny; abounding in 

 veins or network. 



Ventral (-alis). Belonging to the an- 

 terior or inner face of a carpel, &c. ; 

 the opposite of dorsal. 



Ventricose (-osus). Swelling unequally 

 or inflated on one side. 



Ventriculose (-ona). Minutely ventri- 

 cose. 



Venulote (-otut). Abounding with vein- 

 lets or venuUe. 



Vermicular (-arit). Worm-shaped. 



Vernal ( Verndlit). Appearing hi spring. 



Vernation (-atio). The disposition of 

 parts in a leaf-bud ; 132. 



Vemicose (-osus). As if varnished. 



Verrucose (-osus). Covered with warts 

 (verruca) or wart-like elevations. 



Vertatile ( Versatile). Swinging to and 

 fro; turning freely on its support; 

 _^ 253. 



Versicolor. Changing color, or of more 

 than one tint or color. 



Vertex. The apex of an organ. 



Vertical (-alit). Perpendicular to the 

 horizon ; longitudinal. 



Verticil (-illus). A whorl; 6. 



Verticittaster. A false whorl, composed 

 of a pair of opposite cymes ; 159. 



VerticMastrate. Bearing or arranged 

 in Verticillasters. 



Verticillate (-atut, -arts). Disposed in a 

 whorl ; 6, 119, 120. 



Vescicle (-icula). A small bladder or 

 air-cavity. 



Vesicular (-arit), Vesiculote (-otut). As 

 if composed of little bladders. 



Vespertine ( Vespertinus). Appearing or 

 expanding in early evening. 



Vettels ( Vatas). See Ducts. 



Vexillary (-arit), Vexillar, 137. Per- 

 taining to the 



Vexillwn. The standard or large pos- 

 terior petal of a papilionaceous corolla; 

 184. 



ViUose (otut) or ViUout. Bearing shaggy 

 or long and soft (not interwoven) hairs 

 or Villi. 



Vimineout(-eut). Bearing long and flex- 



ible twigi, like thon used for wicker 



work. 

 Vine. Any trailing or climbing stem : 



originally that of the Grape from 



which wine is made. 

 Vinedlit. Growing in vineyards. 

 Violaceous (-eut). Violet-colored. 

 Virent. Green, or evergreen. 

 Viresceni. Greenish or turning green. 

 Virgate (-atus). Wand-shaped, or like 



a rod ; slender, straight, and erect. 

 Virgultum. A vigorous twig or shoot. 

 Viridetcent (-ent). Same as Virescens. 

 Viridis. Green. 

 Viridultu. Greenish. 

 Vinous. Venomous. 

 Viscid (-idus), Vitcous (-otut). Sticky 



from a tenacious coating or secretion. 

 Vitellinus. The yellow hue of the yolk 



Vitellut. Name formerly given to the 

 peculiar albumen which is in some 

 cases deposited within the embryo-sac. 



Viticulose (-osus). Sarmentaceous ; pro- 

 ducing vine-like twigs or suckers, 

 viticula. 



Vittte. The fillets or stripes (oil-tubes) 

 of the pericarp of most Umbelliferae, 

 which contain an aromatic or peculiar 

 secretion. 



Vitiate (-atus). Bearing vitte ; or with 

 any longitudinal stripes. 



Viviparous ( -us ) . Germinating or sprout- 

 ing from seed or bud while on the 

 parent plant. 



Voluble (Volubilis). Twining round a 

 support ; 51. 



Volutus. Rolled up in any way. 



Volva. A wrapper or external covering, 

 especially that of many Fungi. 



Wavy. See Undulate. 



Waxy. Resembling beeswax in consist- 

 ence or appearance. 



Wedge-shaped or Wedge-form. See 

 Cuneate; 95. 



Wheel-shaped. See Rotate. 



Whorl. Arranged in a circle round an 

 axis; a Verticil; 6. 



Whorled. Disposed in whorls. 



Wild. Growing without cultivation,- 

 spontaneous. 



Winy. See Ala. Any Membraneous 

 or thin expansion by which an organ 

 is bordered, surrounded, or otherwise 

 augmented. Also the two lateral 

 petals of a papilionaceous corolla are 

 termed wings ; 185. 



