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Monophyllous, synonymous with Monosepalous. 



Monosepalous, of one sepal ; gamosepalous is sometimes substituted. It has 



a similar meaning to monopetalous, but refers to the calyx. 

 Mucronate, dagger-pointed ; abruptly terminated by a hard sharp point ; 



as the leaf of Cleavers, Fir., Herb -Robert. 

 Multifarious, very numerous ; or arranged in many rows. 

 Multifid, cleft into many parts. 

 Multipartite, deeply divided into many parts. 

 Muricate, furnished with numerous, hard, short points. 



N. 



Naked, applied to stems without leaves, to flowers without a perianth, to 

 leaves without hair or down, and to seeds which have no pericarp. 



Napiform, turnip-shaped ; having the figure of a depressed sphere ; as the 

 root of Aconite. 



Navicular, boat -shaped. 



Nectareous, ~i conta i n i ng nec tar, or honey-like juice. 



Nectariferous, 3 



Nectarium, nectary ; a small gland which secretes a nectareous juice ; as 



at the base of the petals in Crowfoot. 

 Needle-shaped, see Acerose. 

 Nerved, marked with prominent veins. 

 Nerves, the strong longitudinal veins upon leaves. 

 Netted, reticulated. 



Nodi, the swollen articulations or joints of a stem. 

 Nodose, having many nodi or knots. 

 Nucleus, the kernel of a nut. 

 Nut, a hard, dry, indehiscent pericarp, containing a single seed. See 



Gromwell, Ground Ivy, Mezereon, Yew. 



O. 



Ob, prefixed to words, signifies inversion ; thus ob-ovate means inversely 

 ovate, viz., with the broad end uppermost ; ob-cordate, inversely heart- 

 shaped ; as the fruit of Brooklime, the petals of Cinquefoil, and of 

 many Umbelliferae. 



Oblique, applied to the position of leaves when the margin points upwards 

 and the apex horizontally ; also applied to a stem which is neither in a 

 perpendicular nor horizontal direction. 



Oblong, at least three times longer than broad, and rather obtuse at each end ; 

 as the leaves of Horse-Radish. Oblong -lanceolate, between oblong and 

 lanceolate ; oblong-sagittate, between oblong and arrow-shaped, &c. 



Obovate, inversely ovate ; as the leaves of Bearberry, and the petals of 

 Bramble. When joined by a hyphen to another word, signifies a figure 

 between the two, — thus, obovate-oblong, between obovate and oblong ; 

 obovate-lanceolate, between obovate and lanceolate ; obovate-spatulate, 

 between obovate and spatula-shaped, as the leaves of Daisy. 



