GLOSSARY OF BOTANICAL TKRM8. 



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MtdcJi, a gartlcncr's term for tlic placinp; manure about 

 the roots of trees on the surf;ice of tlio ground. 



i\fultifarifius^ very numerous; or arranged iu many rows. 



Multipartite, much divided. 



Multiplex^ much multiplied. 



Mitricated, covered with sliort sharp pohits. 



Mtiricato-hittpid, covered with short sharp points and 

 rigid hairs or bristles. 



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A'fHarfes, nymphs of the springs and fountains; a par- 

 ticular order of Monocotyledonous plants. 



NarcoHo^ producing sleep or torpor. 



Navicular, boat-shaped. 



Neck, the ujiper tapering end of bulbs is called the neck. 



Nectariferoits, bearing honey. 



Nectary or Nectarium, that part of a fluwer which pro- 

 duces honey. 



Nerties, the strong veins upon leaves or flowers. 



Nervimotion^ the power of motion in leaves. 



Ncrvose or Nervine, composed of nerves. 



Neuter, neither male or female. 



Nidulant, nestling; lying among any thing as a bird in 

 its nest. 



Nidus, the nest of any thing. 



Nodding, having a drooping position. 



A^orft, the articulations of plants: the place where one 

 joint is articulated with another. 



Nudose, liaving many nodi or knots. 



Noduies, small hard knots. 



NotcJi'Jloweredy having the flower notched at the margin. 



Nucamentaceous, producing nuts. 



Nucleus, the kernel. 



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Ob is used in the composition of Latin technical terms, 

 to indicate that a thing is inverted; for instance, 

 obovate is inversely ovate, obcordate inversely cor- 

 date, and so on. 



Occidental, coming from the west. 



Ockraceous, having the colour of clay or yellow ochre. 



Octandrous, having eight stamens, 



Octogyyioits, having eight styles. 



OjHcinal, any thing that is, or has been, used in the shops. 



Oleaginous, having the qualities of oil. 



Oleraceoits, esculent, eatable. 



Olivaceous, having the qualities of olives. 



Opercular, covered with a lid. 



Operctdiform, having the figure and position of a round 

 lid of something. 



Operadum, a lid. 



Ojnaie, having the power of opium. 



Orfficular or OrUculate, a plane surface circumscribed 

 by a circle. 



Orc/iideous, of or belonging to the nattiral order of Or- 

 chidese. 



Orifice, an opening. 



Ossified, become like bone. 



Ova, the eggs of any thing. 



Oval, having tlie figure of an ellipse. 



Ovarium or Ovary, the part of the flower in which the 

 young seeds are contained. 

 . Orate, egg-shaped. 



Ovato-acuminate, egg-shapod, and tapering to a point. 



Ovato-ajlindraceous, egg-shaped, with a convolute cylin- 

 drical figure. 



OvatO'deltoid, triangularly egg-shaped. 



Ovato-rotundate, roundly egg-shaped. 



Overlapping, when the margin of one thing lies upon 

 that of another, it is said to overlap. 



Ovoid, egg-like. 



Ovules, tlie young seeds of plants contained in the 

 ovarium. 



Palate, the mouth of a ringent flower. 



paleaceous, abounding with chaffy scales. 



Palmated or Palmaiifid, divided so as to resemble a 



hand. 

 Panduriform, having the figure of a fiddle. 

 Panicledy loose-spiked. 

 Pannary, useful fur making bread. 

 Papilionaceous, butterfly-shaped flowers. 

 Papillose, producing small glandular excrescences like 



nipples. 



Pajipus, the crown of the fruit of CompAsitse, and simi- 

 lar plants. 



Papulose, producing small glands like pimples. 



Parubolically, in form like a parabola. 



Parenchyma, all the parts of plants which consist of 

 cellular tissue only. 



Parietal, being attached to the sides of an ovarium in- 

 stead of its axis. 



Patent, spread out or expanded. 



Patulous, slightly spreading. 



Pectinate, resembling the teeth of a comb. 



Pectoral, relating to the breast. 



Pedatifid, cut into lobes, the lateral ones of which do 

 not radiate from the petiole like the rest. 



Pedicillate, slightly stalked. 



Pedicels, small footstalks of flowers. 



Peduncle, the common footstalk of flowers. 



Pellicle, a thin skin. 



Pellucid, bright, transparent. 



Peltate, when the petiole is fixed in the disk instead of 

 the margin. 



Pencilled, marked in lines as if with a pencil. 



Pendidous, drooping, hanging down. 



Pentagonal, having five angles. 



Pentagynous, having five styles. 



Pe?itatuirous, having five stamens. 



Pentapetalous, having five ]»etals. 



Perennial, lasting many years without perishing. 



Perfoliate, when the stem passes through the base of 

 the leaf. 



Perianlhium, the envelope that surrounds the flower; 

 this term is applied when the calyx cannot be dis- 

 tinguished from the corolla. 



Pericarp, the seed vessel. 



Pei-ichwtial, leaves which in mosses surround the baee 

 of the stalk of the theca. 



Perigynous, inserted into tlie calyx. 



Po-istome, the rim which surrounds the orifice of tlie 

 theca of a moss. 



Pei-it/iecium, Periilium, or Perisporium, different kinds 

 of envelopes of the reproductive organs of FungL 



Persistent, remaining, not falling off. 



Pervious, having a passage tlurough which anything can 

 be transmitted. 



Petaloid, like a petal. 



Petals, divisions of the corolla. 



Petiolate, having footstalks. 



Petioles, footstalks of leaves. 



Petiolttles, little petioles. 



Pezizou.1, like a Peziza; a kind of fungus resembling a 

 cup in figure. 



P/aenogamous, such plants as are visibly furnished with 

 sexual organs. 



Pluirmaceuiical, relating to the art of pharmacy. 



Pileate, having a cap or tid like the cap of a mush- 

 room. 



Pileus, the cap of a musliroom. 



Piliferous, bearing hairs. 



Piliform, formed like down or hairs. 



Pilose, slightly hairy. 



Pimpled, covered with minute pustules resembling 

 pimples. 



PinntB or Pinnulw, the segments of a pinnated leaf. 



Pinnate, a leaf is so called when it is divided into nume- 

 rous smaller leaves or leaflets. 



Pinnatifid, a leaf is so called when it is divided into 

 lobes from tlie margin nearly to the midrib. 



Piquancy, sharpness, pungency. 



Pisiform, formed like peas. 



Pistillum or Pistil, the columnar body situate in the 

 centre of a flower, consisting commonly of tliree 

 parts, viz. the ovarium, style, and stigma. 



Pitchers, hollow leaves so called. 



Pith, medulla occupying the centre of a stem or shoot, 



Pituitous, discharging mucus. 



Plane, flat. 



Piano-compressed, compressed down to a flatfish surface. 



Pletlioric, naving a full habit. 



Plicate, plaited. 



Plumose, feathery, resembling feathers. 



Plumida, the young leaves in the embryo. 



Plurilocular, having many cells. 



Pod, a kind of seed vessel such as that of the pea tribe. 



Polmndrotis, having more stamens than twenty. 



Polygamous, a plant is said to bo polygamous wheu 



