GLOSSARY. 



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Monocotyle'donous ( Gr . no vo s, mon'os, 

 single ; cotyle'don}. Having one 

 cotyledon or seed-lobe. 



Monoc'ular (Gr. P.OVOS, mon'os, one ; 

 Lat. oc'ulus, an eye). Having one 

 eye only. 



Monoe'cia (Gr. novas, mon'os, single ; 

 oiitos,oikos, a house). Aclass of plants 

 in the Linnsean system, having the 

 stamens and pistils in different 

 flowers, but on the same plant. 



Monogam'ia (Gr. /J.OVQS, mon'os, sin- 

 gle ; yanos, gamos, marriage). An 

 order of plants in the Linnsean 

 system having the anthers 

 united. 



Mon'ogram(Gr. /J.OVQS, mon'os, single ; 

 ypann a > gramma, a letter). A 

 character composed of two or more 

 letters interwoven. 



Mon'ograph (Gr. novas, mon'os, sin- 

 gle ; ypaQw, grapho, I write). A 

 treatise or book on one subject or 

 class of subjects. 



Monogyn'ia (Gr. novas, mon'os, sin- 

 gle ; yvvt], gune, a female). An 

 order of plants in the Linnseau 

 system, consisting of plants having 

 one pistil. 



Monoma'nia (Gr. n ovos > mon'os, sin- 

 gle ; n avta ) nwfow*) madness). A 

 form of insanity in which the mind 

 is deranged with regard to one idea. 



Monome'ra (Gr. ^OPOS, mon'os, single; 

 n~npov, meron, a thigh). A section 

 of hemipterous insects having only 

 one joint in the tarsi. 



Monomer/plums (Gr. n ovo *> mon'os, 

 single ; ^opcpij, morphe, form). Of 

 a single form. 



Monomy'ary (Gr. povos, mon'os, sin- 

 gle ; n vs > mus, a muscle). Having 

 one muscle ; applied to certain bi- 

 valve mollusca, of which the shell 

 is closed by a single muscle. 



Monopet'alous (Gr. novas, mon'os, 

 single ; irsraXov, pet'ulon, a petal). 

 Having petals united by their 

 margins. 



Mon'optote (Gr. novas, mon'os, single ; 

 TTToxrts, ptosis, a case). A noun 

 having only one case besides the 

 nominative. 



Monorgan'ic (Gr. /xoi/os, mon'os, sin- 

 gle ; bpywov, or' y anon, an organ). 



Belonging to or affecting one organ 

 or set of organs. 



Monosep'alous (Gr. n^vos, mon'os, 

 single ; sepal). Having sepals 

 united by their margins. 



Monosper'mous (Gr. /uo^os, mon'os, 

 single; ffirepna, sper'ma, a seed). 

 Having a single seed. 



Monosyllabic (Gr. n ot/os i mon'os, 

 single ; (ruAAa/8i7, sul'labe, a syl- 

 lable). Having one syllable only. 



Monothal'amous (Gr. novas, mon'os, 

 single ; Oa\anos, thal'amos, a cham- 

 ber). Having one chamber only ; 

 not divided by partitions. 



Monotre'matous (Gr. novas, mon'os, 

 single ; rpnna, tre'ma, a hole or 

 opening). Having only one external 

 opening for the passage of excreted 

 matter ; applied to a small class of 

 mammalia. 



Monsoon. A name given to a modi- 

 fication of the course of the trade- 

 winds in the eastern seas. 



Moraine. A name given to the longi- 

 tudinal mounds of stony detritus 

 found at the bases and along the 

 edges of glaciers. 



Morbid (Lat. mor'bus, disease). Re- 

 lating to disease ; diseased. 



Morbid Anatomy. The study of the 

 alterations produced in the struc- 

 ture of the body by disease. 



Morbific (Lat. morbus, disease ; 

 fatfio, I make). Causing disease. 



MorbiTli (Lat.). The measles. 



Mordant (Fr. biting; from Lat. 

 mor'deo, I bite). Any substance 

 employed in dyeing for the purpose 

 of fixing the colours. 



Morphia (Gr. Mop^vs, Morpheus, 

 the god of sleep). A vegetable 

 alkaloid obtained from opium. 



Morphological (Gr. nopQ?!, morphe, 

 form ; \oyos, logos, description). 

 Relating to modifications of form. 



Morphol'ogy (Gr. /wop^rj, morphe, 

 form ; Ao7oy, logos, a description). 

 The study of the forms which 

 different organs or parts assume, 

 and of the laws that regulate their 

 changes. 



Mortifica'tion (Lat. mors, death ; 

 fac'io, I make). Loss of vitality 

 or life in some part of a living body. 



