Maximus 



(467) 



Octogynous 



Miu-imiis, tln> largest. 



Mi-iliim, middle. 



Medulla, pith. 



Mi-dullnrif, iclating to pith or 

 marrow. 



Medullary rays, strands of cellular 

 tissue connecting the pith and 

 the bark. 



Medullary sheath, cells surround- 

 ing the pith. 



Mi yns, large. 



Mel a H ot, black. 



Melleus, pertaining to honey, tast- 

 ing like honey. 



Mi'll inn/limn, sweet smelling. 



Melliferous, honey bearing, with 

 nectaries. 



Membranous or meml/ranaceous, 

 thin, like parchment. 



Meriearp, the name given to each 

 of the two halves of the fruit 

 of Umbelliferous plants. 



Meshes, op'-nings in tissues. 



Mcfuciirp, the middle layer of a 

 fruit 



Mftophltsitm, the middle layer of 

 bark. 



Heseptytt, the cellular tissue be- 

 i \\cen the upper and lower 

 epidermis of leaves. 



Mivat, mid- lie. 



Mirnns, glittering, shining. 



Ifieropyle, the opening in an ovule 

 through which thu pollen tube 

 enters. 



Micros, small. 



Midrib, the middle vein of a leaf, 

 running from the base to the 

 apex, 



Milita rit, soldier-like. 



Miini.r, overhanging. 



Minintiis, vermilion coloured. 



Mini mils, smallest. 



Minii.-s. .-mall. 



Minntisiimiit, very small. 



Mirnbilis, wonderful, extraordin- 

 ary. 



Mifis, mild. 



Mitriform, shaped like a mitre, as 

 the cover of some Mosses. 



Miibilis, having the power of 

 motion. 



Modestiis, modest, unassuming. 



Mollii, soft. 



Mon, one. 



Monadelphoits, having the fila- 

 ments of the. stamens united 

 into one bundle. 



Monili/orai, beaded, with cells 

 united in the manner of a 

 string of beads. 



Mnnoearpellary, with one carpel. 



Monocarpic, perishing after fruit- 

 ing once. 



Monochlamydeons, having only one 

 floral covering, which may be 

 either calyx or corolla. 



Monoclinous, bisexual, both sexes 

 in one flower, hermaphrodite. 



Miii>coti/lei/iiiitiHS, having only one 

 seed leaf. 



Monmcioiis, with the sexes in differ- 

 ent flowers on the same plant. 



Moniigyninis, with one pistil in a 

 flower. 



Monopetaloits, the petals united 

 in on piece ; e.g. Convolvulus. 



Monophylloiis, one leaved. 



Monospi-rmous, one seeded. 



Monticola, a native of the moun- 

 tains. 



Morphology, the study of the 

 forms of organs. 



Moschatus, Musky. 



Mottled, marked with blotches of 

 colour. 



Mucronatiis, sharply tipped, dag- 

 ger pointed. 



M-ultiangHlaris, many cornered. 



Multiccps, many headed. 



Multicostatc, many ribbed. 



Multifarious, arranged in many 

 rows. 



Multijid, divided halfway into 

 n any p:\rts. 



AfuUiftorus, many flowered. 



Miil/ijiigiis, bearing many pairs of 

 leatlets. 



Multi-partite, much divided. 



Multiis, many. 



Mitnitus, fortified. 



Muralii, pertaining to a wall. 



Muricate, covered with conical 

 sharp points. 



Mitriform, with cells arranged like 

 bricks in a. wall. 



Muscoides, Moss-like. 



Muscology, the study of mosses. 



Miitabilis, changeable. 



Mnticui, shortened, pointless. 



Mycelium, the spawn of Fungi. 



Myri-, innumerable, infinite. 



N 



Nal/ed-, without leaves, as the stem 

 of the Tulip ; also applied to 

 seeds which are not confined 

 in an ovary or to flowers with- 

 out a calyx. 



Nanus, dwarf. 



Napiformis, in the form of a Tur- 

 nip ; spherical, but depressed. 



Narcotic, producing sleep. 



Nasiitus. with a large nose. 



Natans, floating. 



Naturalised, reproducing them- 

 selves from seed in other 

 positions than their original 

 home. 



Navicularis, shaped like a boat. 



Nebulosus, cloudy. 



Neck, the upper, tapering part of 

 bulbs or plants; e.g. the Onion. 



Nectariferous, bearing nectar. 



Nectary, a hollow sac, generally 

 at the base of a petal, which 

 secretes nectar. 



Neglect-Hi, neglected, unnoticed. 



Ncnwralis, sylvan, growing in 

 woods or groves. 



Nervation, the veining of leaves. 



Nerves, the veins or ribs of leaves. 



Ncrvosus, full of nerves. 



Netted, covered with lines like a 

 network. 



.\idnlent, nestling, lying among. 



Nidus, nest. 



Niger, black. 



Nigricans, becoming black. 



Nigritus, having a portion black- 

 ened. 



Nitidum or Xitidui, glossy and 

 smooth, shining, brilliant. 



M i-ii/iii, appearing during the 

 snow season. 



.\ ii-eiix, white and snovvlike, pure 

 white. 



Nirostn, snowy. 



Nodding, drooping, bent, as the 

 flower stalk of the Daffodil. 



Node, a joint, the part of a stem 

 or branch whence leaves spring 



Nodijtorus, flowering at the joims. 



Nodose, with swollen nodes. 



Nodulose, applied to roots and 

 stems which have thickened 

 parts or portions at intervals. 



Niihiijenous, issuing from clouds. 



Niicellus, a cellular mass found in 

 ovules, a portion of the proto- 

 plasmic contents of the nucleus. 



Niieifi-roin, bearing nuts. 



Nucleus, a kernel, the dense proto- 

 plasm in a cell. 



Niidicaulis, naked stemmed. 



Nitdus, naked. 



-\nmmularitefolia, bearing leaves 

 which are shaped like money, 

 as the Creeping Jenny. 



Nut, a hard, dry, one seeded car- 

 pel resulting from a compound 

 ovary. 



Nutaiu, nodding. 



Nux, a nut. 



O 



Ob, used to denote that a thing is 

 inverted, as obcordate ; a leaf 

 which is heart shaped, but 

 attached by its thinner end. 



Obconical, inversely cone shaped. 



Obesiis, fat, corpulent. 



Obliquus, with unequal sides, 

 slanting. 



Oblong, longer than broad, with 

 rounded obtuse ends, as the 

 leaves of the Daisy. 



Obsolete, indistinct or imperfectly- 

 developed, decayed. 



Obnaliite, having the margins 

 alternately overlapping those 

 of opposite leaves. 



Occidentnlis, Western, native of 

 the West. 



Ucellatus, spotted as with eyes; 

 used when one colour has a 

 bold eye-like spot of another 

 colour upon it, as in Dendro- 

 bium fimbriatum oculatum. 



Ochraceous or Oclireous, clay 

 coloured, or of the colour of 

 yellow ochre. 



Di-liriileneiia, whitish yellow. 



Ortiiiir/rini.i. with eight stamens, 

 as in the Willowherb. 



Oetogynons, with eight styles or 

 I pistils. 



