Ternately verticillate 



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Unilateral 



proceeding from the end ; e.g. 



the flowers of the Cineraria. 

 Ternately vertieillate, having tl iree 



leaves arranged in a whorl. 

 Ternatiis, growing or arranged in 



threes, a leaf consisting of 



three leaflets ; e.g. Choisya 



ternata. 



Terrestris, pertaining to the earth. 

 Tessellatus, chequered, with dif- 

 ferent colours arranged in 



squares. 



Testa, the skin of a seed. 

 Testaceous, pale brown in colour. 

 1'esticulate, applied to roots having 



two oblong appendages ; e.g. 



Orchis mascula. 

 Tetra, four ; tetragynum, with four 



pistils. 

 Tistrachotomoiis, applied to stems 



which branch in fours. 

 Tetragonal or Tetragonous, four 



angled. 

 Tetramerous, with all the parts 



arranged in fours. 

 Tttrandrous, having four anthers. 

 Tetratjwetrous, with four sharp 



wing-like angles. 

 Tetra.ftlchous, with a four angled 



spike. 

 Thalamus, the receptacle of a 



flower, the part which bears 



the floral organs. 

 Theca, a sporangium or spore case, 



found in Cryptogamous plants. 

 Thecaphorc, the stalk which sup- 

 ports the spore case in Crypto- 

 gamous plants. 

 Thermalis, pertaining to warm 



springs. 



Thrixspermum, a hairy seed. 

 Throat, the orifice of a tubular, 



monopetalous flower or of a 



monosepalous calyx. 

 Thrum-eyed, applied to flowers 



wherein the anthers protrude 



beyond the stigma in the 



mouth of the corolla, as in the 



Primula. 

 Thyrse, a dense panicle or cluster, 



like that of the Lilac. 

 Thyrsoid, like a thyrse. 

 Thyrsula, a little cluster ; generally 



applied to that found in the 



axils of the leaves of Labiate 



plants. 

 Tiyrinus, striped and spotted like 



a tiger. 



Tinctorius, dyed, relating to dye- 

 ing. 

 Tissue, the substance of which 



organs are composed. 

 Tomentose, covered with matted 



hair, woolly. 



Tumentum, dense, close hair. 

 Torfaceous, pertaining to bogs or 



marshes. 

 Torose or Torulosc, protuberating, 



swelling unevenly, as the pods 



of the Broad Bean. 

 Tortilis, twisted. 

 Tortuosus, irregularly twisted and 



turned. 



Torus, see Tfinlamus. 



Toxicarius, poisonous. 



Trachea?, vessels found in the 

 tissue of plants. 



TransjAratwn, the giving off of 

 water from the surface of a 

 plant ; generally greatest from 

 the leaves. 



Trapeaiform.it, flat, but having 

 four unequal sides, the oppo- 

 site ones not parallel. 



Tremulus, quivering. 



Tri- or Tris-, three, thrice ; tri- 

 foliate, three-leaved. 



Triad elphous, stamens united in 

 three bundles. 



Triandrous, having three stamens. 



Trichos, a hair. 



Trichotommis, with the branches 

 divided into threes. 



Tricolor, three coloured. 



Tricnstate, with three ribs. 



Tricuspidecte, with three short 

 points. 



Tridentate, shaped like a trident ; 

 with three teeth. 



Trifarious, arranged in three 

 rows. 



Trijid, divided into three parts, 

 with three clefts extending 

 about halfway. 



Trifoliate, with three leaflets 

 arising from the same point, 

 as in the Clover. 



Tri(jynoui, with three styles. 



Trijuijate, with three pairs of 

 leaflets. 



Trinitrons, with all the parts ar- 

 ranged in threes. 



Trimi'.stris, lasting three months. 



Trimorpliic, with three forms of 

 flower in the same species, 

 each on different plants, vary- 

 ing in the lengths of their 

 pistils and stamens. 



Triaseious, with male flowers on 

 one plant, females on a second, 

 and hermaphrodite flowers on 

 a third. 



Tripartite, cut nearly to the base 

 in three divisions. 



Tnstis, sad, sorrowful. 



Triumphans, triumphant., exalted. 



Trimalis, ordinary, trifling. 



Troclileate, twisted like a pulley. 



Tropis, the keel of a Pea shaped 

 blossom, or a part which re- 

 sembles it. 



Truncate, ending bluntly as though 

 cut off ; e.g. the petals of the 

 Periwinkle. 



Tube, the lengthened part of a 

 monopetalous flower which is 

 formed by the cohesion of the 

 edges of the petals ; also 

 applied to the calyx. 



Tuber, a thickened, fleshy under- 

 ground stem bearing buds or 

 eyes ; e.g. the Potato. Also the 

 generic name of some Truffles. 



Tubercle, a small wart-like ex- 

 crescence. 



Tuberculatus, bearing small tubers. 



Tubercule, a little tuber ; applied 

 to fleshy roots which store up 

 food, but which are not big 

 enough to be called tubers. 



Tuberous, with fleshy, thickened 

 roots or tubers. 



Titbiflortti, bearing tubular flowers. 



Tumid, swollen or swelling. 



Tunicated, with broad overlapping 

 scales or coats, as in the Onion. 



Turbinate, shaped like a top, 

 conical. 



Turgid, swollen. 



Turio, young shoot covered with 

 scales sent up from an under- 

 ground stem ; e.g. Asparagus as 

 when gathered for consump- 

 tion. 



Typieus, typical ; applied to a 

 specimen which has emi- 

 nently the characteristics of 

 its species. 



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Uliginose, growing in marshy 

 places. 



Vlmifolius, with leaves like an Elm. 



Umbel, an inflorescence in which 

 numerous stalked flowers 

 radiate from a common centre. 

 A compound umbel is an in- 

 florescence whose component 

 parts are smaller umbels. The 

 Agapanthus is a familiar 

 instance of the simple, and 

 the Carrot of the compound 

 umbel. 



Umbellate, disposed in umbels, 

 resembling an umbel. 



Umbellule, a small umbel, one of 

 the secondary umbels which go 

 to make up an umbelliferous 

 inflorescence. 



Umbilicate, navel-like, dimpled, 

 fixed to the stalk by a point in 

 the centre. 



Umbilicus, a slender cord by 

 which a seed is attached to 

 the placenta. 



Umbonate, round, with a projec- 

 tion in the centre like the boss 

 of a shield. 



Umbraculiform, shade yielding ; 

 in the form of an expanded 

 umbrella. 



Unarmed, without prickles or 

 thorns. 



Unnate or uncinate, provided with 

 hook-like processes ; hooked 

 at the end. 



Unctuous, fat or oily. 



Undulatt/s. waved. 



Unguiculate. applied to petals 

 which have a claw at the base, 

 as those of the Pink. 



Unguis, a claw, the narrowed part 

 of a petal. 



Ungulatus, hoof shaped. 



Uni-, one ; uniflorus, one flowered. 



Unicus, single, only one. 



Unilateral, growing on one side 

 only ; turned to one side. 



