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GLOSSARY OF BOTANICAL TERMS. 



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IlabUy features or general appearance of a plant. 



llastatey formed like the head of a halbert. 



Hastato-lanceolaiey between h albert-shaped and lanceo- 

 late. 



HastatO'Sagittate, between lialbert-sliaped and arrow- 

 shaped. 



Hatdmy dead stems of herbs. 



Heiniet^ the same as Galea; see Galeate. 



Herbaceous^ a plant the stem of wliich perishes annually. 



Ifermapkrodttc, consisting of two sexes. 



Hea:a<j<mal, six-sided. 



JlarundrouSy having six stamens. 



Hejcangulary six-angled. 



Ilcrapetalousy havincr six petals. 



Hilumy the scar or mark on a seed which indicates the 

 place by which it adlicred to the placenta. 



Hirsute, rough with soft hairs. 



Hispid, rougli with stiff hairs. 



Hoary^ covered with white dn\vn. 



Homopeneotis, having a uniform nature, or principle, or 

 composition. 



Honey-pore, the pore in flowers ^-hich secretes honey. 



Honey-scales, the scales in flowers wliieh secrete honey. 



Honey-sjX)t% the spots in flowers wliich secrete honey. 



Hooded, being curved or hollowed at the end into the 

 form of a hood. 



Him, any long subulate process in a flower is called a 

 horn. 



Husks, the dry envelopes of eitlier flowers or fruits. 



Hyaline, crystalline, transparent. 



Hifljrkl, mule; partaking of the nature of two species. 



Hyfjromctrical, indicating the approach of moisture. 



Hffpocrateriform, salver- shaped. 



Jtifpofijfnous, situated below the ovarium. 



Hyjyophyllous, under the leaf. 



Teed, covered with particles like icicles. 



Ice-drops, transparent processes resembling icicles. 



TmhriccUe, laid one over another like tiles. 



Incised, cut, separated by incisions. 



Tncrassated, becoming thicker by degrees. 



Incurved, bending inward. 



/nefi?Tc-rec«rtW(7, bending inwards and then backwards. 



hidchiscent, not dehiscing. 



hpHgcnoKs, native of a country. 



Indurated, hardened. 



Imlusium, the membrane that encloses the theca of fcms. 



Inflated, blown up. 



Injlexed, bending inward. 



Inflorescence, disposition of flowers. 



Infundihuliform, funnel-shaped. 



Invocuous, harmless, 



hispissated, thickened; spoken of sap or other liquor. 



Inteneraiing, Iiaving the power of making tender or 



softening. 

 Iniemodes, the space between the joints of jilants. 

 Interpetiohr, between the petioles or leafstalks. 

 Interstices, spaces between one thing and another. 

 Intramarf finals within the margin. 

 Inverse, inverted. 



Involucels, the partial involucra of umbelliferous plants. 

 Involttcral, havmt; an involucre. 

 Involucra^, covered with an involucre. 

 Involucre or Inv^Jjicrum, the bracteje which surround 



the flowers of Umbelliferse in a whorl. 

 Involute, rolled inwards. 



Joints, the plnces at which the pieces of the stem arc 



articulated with each other. 

 Juliform, formed like an amentum or catkin. 



Kcdiform, formed like Salsola kali, a sea-coast plant. 

 Keel, when the midrib of a leaf or petal is sharp and 



elevated externally it is called a keel. 

 Kneed or Knce-jtnnted, bent like the knee-joint. 



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LaMhm, the front segment of an orchideous or other 

 flower. 

 ■"irt?. .segment.<i of any thing. 



'" cut or divided into segments. 



Lodescent, yielding milky juice. 



Iaicioub, little pits or dejiressions. 



Lactmose, covered with little pits or dcprcssicns. 



L(Bvi(jatcd, smoothed. 



Lamellatcd, divided by plates internally. 



Ltinmia, literally a plate: it is mostly applied to the 



leaf of a plant considered without its petiole. 

 LuTiceolate, lance or spear shaped. 

 Lmiceolato-suhulate, between lanceolate and subulate. 

 Latertd, on one side. 

 Lcut, loose, not compact. 

 Leajlcts, small parts of compound leaves. 

 Legume or Legumcn, a pod; the fruit of leguminous 



plants. 

 Lef/uminnus, plants wliich bear legumes, such as the 



pea, the bean, the kidneybean. 

 Lenticidar, shaped like a lens. 

 Leniiform, in form like a lens. 

 Leprous, covered with spots or scales. 

 Lid, the calyx which falls off from the flower in a single 



piece. 

 Lingula, the membrane at the top of the petiole of 



grasses and other plants. 

 Ungulate, strap-shaped. 



Limbate, having a coloured or dilated surface. 

 Linear, when the two sides are parallel. 

 Linear-cnsate, long sword-shaped. 

 Linguiform or Lijignlate, tongue-shaped. 

 Lipped, having a distinct lip or labellum. 

 LdOelets, small lobes. 

 Locomotion, motion from place to place. 

 Jjoculaments, partitions or cells of a seed vessel. 

 Locular, a fruit is called unilocular if it contains but 



one cell (a), bilocular if two cells (h), trilocular if 



three (c), and so on. 

 Lament, a kind of legume falling in pieces when ripe. 

 IvOjnentaceous, bearing perlearpia. called lomenta. 

 Ijorate, shaped like a thong or strap. 

 Ltibricate, to make slippery. 

 Lucid, bright, shining. 



Lunate or Lunulaie^ shaped like a half moon. 

 Lurid, a colour between purple, yellow, and gray. 

 Li/mphatic, of or belonging to lymph or eap. 

 Lyrate, lyre-shaped. 



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Macerate, to decompose by steeping in water or other 



liquid. 

 Marginal, relating to the marcin. 

 Masticatory, grinding or chewing with the teeth. 

 Math, an old term for crop. 



Matrix, a place where any thing is generated or formed. 

 MediUla, the pitli of a plant. 

 Alcdidlary, relating to tlie pith of plants. 

 Mclastomaceous, partaking of the nature or appearance 



of Melastoma. 

 Alelliferous, honey-bearing. 

 Memhramiceous or Membranous, having the texture of a 



membrane. 

 Mehs/ruujn, a liquor used as a dissolvent. 

 Meshes, the openings in any tissue. 

 Miearious, glittering, shining. 

 Midrih, the large vein which passes from the petiole to 



the apex of a leaf. 

 MUiartf, granulate resembling many seeds. 

 Mitri/hnn, formed like a mitre. 

 M'llAlity, tlie power of motion. 



Monaaelphous^ liaving the filaments cohering in a tTibe. 

 Monandrous, having one stamen. 

 Moniliform, formed like a necklace, that is to say. with 



alternate swellings resembling beads and contrac- 

 tions. 

 .'\f(mocotyledims, having one seed lobe or leaf. 

 Moncecious, having the one sex in one flower, and the 



other in another. 

 Monopctalous, having one petal. 



Monosepalous, having one sep;d or division of the calyx, 

 Afordafd, that wliich enables vegetable matter or tissiio 



to receive dyes or colouring matter, and to retain 



them. 

 Mottled, marked with blotches of colour of unequal 



intensity passing insensibly into each other. 

 Mucilage, a turbid slimy fluid. 

 Mucronaie, pointed sharp. 

 MucronuhtCs having a little hard point. 



