Ramentaceous 



(471 ) 



Scorpioidal 



Ramentaceous, covered with scales. 



Jtanii'iiK, belonging to a branch. 



Ramifications, sub-divisions of 

 roots, leaves, and branelies. 



Rami.tlorus, producing blossoms on 

 the branches. 



ltamosiisinius.\^T\- much branched. 



Itamimus, branched or branching. 



llanailoie, bearing many small 

 branches. 



Itiiiniis, ii branch. 



Hajihides, needle shaped crystals, 

 generally formed of oxidate of 

 lime, found in plant cells. 



Receptacle, the common support of 

 the parts of a flower. 



Itcclinute, bending backward to- 

 wards the base. 



Reettnerrii, with straight and 

 parallel wins. 



Itn-liis, straight. 



Ilfi'iiri'ii-patcnt, bent back and 

 spreading. 



ReJ/cxed, bent backwards in an 

 abrupt manner, as the petals 

 of the Iris. 



Refracted, bent abruptly from the 

 base as if broken. 



Iti'i/ina, queen. 



Itcijtilar, with uniform and sym- 

 metrical parts; e.y. the Prim- 

 rose is a regular flower, the 

 8alvia an irregular one. 



Remains, distant, remote, as the 

 whorls of Salvia interrupta. 



Ren-tform, kidney shaped, as the 

 seeds of the French Bean or 

 I he leaves of Nepeta Glechoma. 



Jlepand, having undulated or ser- 

 pentine margins. 



Ilepens or Replant, creeping ; trai'- 

 ing and rooting on the ground. 



Replicate, folded backwards so as 

 to form a groove or channel. 



Ili'xii/iinafe, inverted through the 

 twisting of the stalk. 



Jti-tii-iiliite, netted, veined with a 

 network. 



lli'lifnrm, formed like network. 



Iletinervig, with netted veins. 



Itelrof/rxus, see Reflexed. 



Rctrirrse, bent baek in an undulat- 

 ing manner. 



Retiige, terminating in a round 

 end with a notched centre. 



Rerolute, rolled back from the 

 margins, as in some leaves. 



IlJiiia, a root. 



Rhizanthmis, apparently flowering 

 from the root, as the Aspidistra 

 and Rafflesia. 



Rhizoid, resembling a root. 



Rhizome, a root-like stem, on or 

 under the ground, from the 

 under side of which rootlets 

 are emitted. Shoots, leaves, 

 and flower stalks often arise 

 from the upper surface. 



Rlii;omorj>hou, of the form of a 

 root. 



Rldzntaxis, the arrangement of 

 root*. 



Rhodo-, rosy, red. 



llili. a projecting vein of a leaf. 



llii-tii,i, the mouth of a two lipped 

 corolla. 



Hi iiioKifx, marked witli cracks, as 

 the bark of an Kim tree. 



Ringed, surrounded by circular 

 lines. 



Itiinjeiit, gaping ; applied to a two 

 lipped enrolla, as the Mimulus. 



Ripariui, growing on the banks of 

 rivers. 



lliralii, relating to a brook. 



llnlmntui, strong, robust. 



Iliixiiccoiis, with separate petals 

 like a Hose ; of the colour of a 

 Rose. 



Jfosea or Ituteiu, Rose coloured. 



Rosette, a collection of leaves 

 growing in a clustered circle, 

 like the petals in a double 

 Lose. 



Rostellum, a small beak, as found 

 in Orchids. 



Rostrate, having a bill or beak, 

 as the pod of a Radish. 



lliiftrum, an extension resembling 

 a bird's beak. 



Itufiilate, rosette shaped. 



Rotate, wheel shaped ; a mono- 

 petalous corolla with a very 

 short tube and a spreading 

 limb ; e.y. the flowers of the 

 Creeping Jenny. 



Rotund or Rotxndate, with round- 

 ed outlines. 



Ratundifoliut, round leaved. 



Ruber, red. 



Rubcscent, reddish, becoming red. 



Rubicund, becoming rosy or red. 



Rubigitwse,ot a brown or rusty red. 



Rudimentary, arrested in develop- 

 ment, incomplete. 



Rndifi, rough, rude. 



Riifetcent, reddish, becoming red. 



Ititi'iif. ruddy, rust coloured. 



Rugnsux, wrinkled ; e.g. the leaves 

 of the Primrose and Sage. 



Rnguloie, finely wrinkled. 



.RMTOMirtW.appearingasifehewed; 

 applied to mottled albumen. 



Ritneinate, toothed at the edge, 

 with the teeth pointing to the 

 base ; e.g. the leaves of the 

 Dandelion. 



Runner, a prostrate shoot which 

 emits roots at its joints or 

 extremity; e.g. the Strawberry. 



Rupeitrii, growing in rocky places. 



liupicola, inhabiting rocks. 



Riiiticut, rustic, rural. 



Rutilans, becoming glowing red. 



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Saccate or Sacciform, with a pouch 



or bag. 



Saccns, a cup or bag. 

 Sagittate or fiaijittifurm. shaped 



like an arrowhead, as the leaves 



of the Arum Lily. 

 flalrtr x/iajii'tl, blossoms similar to 



those of the Primrose are 



termed salver shaped. 



>nlri,ifoliut, with leaves like the 



garden Sage. 

 Samara, a winged seed vessel, as 



that of the Elm or Maple. 

 ' ', like a samara. 

 , sacred. 

 leans or Sangnineolentut, 



bloody, dull red in colour. 

 Sap, the vitalising fluid which 



circulates in the cells of plants. 

 Saponaceous, soapy, soap-like. 

 Saprophyte, a plant living and 



feeding upon decaying veget- 

 able matter. 

 Sajtwood, the new wood of a tree 



found near the bark. 

 Sarcocarp, the fleshy portion of 



a drupaceous fruit. A berry 



is sometimes called a sarco- 



carp. 

 Sarmentostis, yielding runners, as 



Saxifraga sarmentosa. 

 Sarmentum, a climbing stem ; the 



thread-like stem of a runner. 

 Sativun, cultivated. 

 Saxatilii or taxicolus, inhabiting 



rocks or stones. 

 Scaber, rough, with very short, 



stiff hairs. 



Scabrid, rather rough. 

 Scalariform, ladder shaped ; the 



name given to vessels with bars 



like a ladder, frequently found 



in Ferns. 



Scalaris, ladder-like. 

 Scales, small, rudimentary leaves ; 



e.g. the leaves of the involucre 



of Composite plants. 

 Scaljielliform, resembling the blade 



of a penknife or scalpel. 

 Scandent, climbing. 

 Scape, a. long naked stem arising 



from the root of a plant and 



bearing the blossoms, as in the 



Narcissus. 



Scaj/iform, like a scape. 

 ^rii i>'n/erous, bearing scapes. 

 Scar, the mark exposed on a 



stem by the fall of a leaf. 

 Scarious, skinny, chaffy, with a 



dry shrivelled appearance ; e.g. 



the involucral leaves of the 



Cornflower., 

 Scattered, leaves which are neither 



opposite nor whorled but thinly 



disposed. 

 SeMifoits, slaty grey, of the colour 



of the schist rock. 

 ScM:-, split. 

 Scillaris, Squill-Hko. 

 Scion, a young shoot used in 



grafting. 

 Sclereneliyma, cells with walls 



thickened all over the surface. 

 Sclerogen, the thickening matter 



of woody cells. 

 Scleroid, of hard texture. 

 Hcopvlinut, belonging to rocks or 



cliffs. 

 Scorpioidal, like the toil of a 



scorpion, twisted ; e.g. the in- 

 florescence of the Viper's 



Bugloss. 



