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GLOSSARY. 



Tergeminal (Lat. ter, three times ; 

 g em inus, double). Thrice double. 



Tergif 'erous (Lat. ter'gum, the back ; 

 fer'o, I bear). Bearing on the 

 back ; applied to plants which bear 

 their seeds on the back of the 

 leaves, as ferns. 



Ter'minal (Lat. terminus, a limit). 

 Belonging to or placed at the end 

 of an object. 



Terminol'ogy (Lat. ter'minus, a term ; 

 Gr. Ao7<>y, log'os, a discourse). 

 The branch of a science or art 

 which defines and explains the 

 words and phrases used therein. 



Ter/nary (Lat. ter'ni, three and three). 

 Arranged in threes. 



Ter'nate (Lat. ter'ni, three and 

 three). In botany, applied to 

 leaves having three leaflets on one 

 stem. 



Terta (Lat.) The earth; an earth, 

 or earthy substance. 



Terra' queous (Lat. ter'ra, earth ; 

 atfua, water). Consisting of land 

 and water. 



Ter/reous (Lat. ter'ra, earth). Earthy. 



Ter'tian (Lat. ter'tius, third) Oc- 

 curring every third day. 



Ter'tiary (Lat. ter'tius, third). Of 

 the third order : in geology, a 

 term applied to the formations 

 above the chalk. 



Tes'selated (Lat. tes'sela, a cube, or 

 die). Formed in little squares, 

 like a chess-board. 



Test (Lat. tes'tis, a witness). In 

 chemistry, a substance employed to 

 detect the presence of any ingre- 

 dient in a compound. 



Tes'ta (Lat.) A shell; in botany, 

 the outer covering of the seed ; 

 sometimes applied to the coverings 

 taken together. 



Testa'ceous (Lat. tes'ta, a shell). Be- 

 longing to or having shells. 



Testu'dinate (Lat. testu'do, a tor- 

 toise). Arched; like the back of 

 a tortoise. 



Tetan'ic (Tet'anus). Belonging to or 

 denoting tetanus. 



Tet'anoid (Tetanus ; Gr. e5os, ei'dos, 

 shape). Resembling tetanus. 



Tet'anus (Gr. retvu, tei'no, I stretch). 

 A disease characterised by violent 



and continued contraction of the 

 muscles. 



Tet'ra- (Gr. retro-apes, tes'sares, or 

 rerrapes, teff tares, four). A pre- 

 fix in compound words, signifying 

 four. 



Tetrabran'chiate (Gr. rerpa, tet'ra, 

 four ; /3payx iCL > bran'chia, gills). 

 Having four gills ; applied to an 

 order of cephalopoda. 



Tetracan'thous (Gr. rerpa, tet'ra, 

 four ; aitavQa, alcarftha, a spine). 

 Having four spines or thorns. 



Tetrachot'omous(Gr. rerpax^s, tetfra- 

 chos, fourfold ; re^ew, tem'no, I 

 cut). Branching in fours. 



Tetradac'tylous (Gr. rerpa, tetfra, 

 four ; SaKTuAos, daVtulos, a finger, 

 or toe). Having four toes. 



Tetradynam'ia (Gr. rerpa, tet'ra, 

 four; Swaths, du'namis, strength). 

 A class of plants in the Linnsean 

 system, having six stamens, of 

 which four are longer than the 

 other two. 



Tetragon (Gr. rerpa, tetfra, four ; 

 yvvia, go'nia, an angle). A figure 

 having four angles; especially a 

 square. 



Tetrag'onal (Gr. rerpa, tet'ra, four ; 

 ycovia, go'nia, an angle). Belonging 

 to a tetragon ; in botany, having 

 four angles, the faces being con- 

 vex. 



Tetragyn'ia (Gr. rerpa, tetfra, four ; 

 yvvy, gune, a female). An order of 

 plants in the Linnsean system, 

 having four pistils. 



Tetrahed'ron (Gr. rerpa, tetfra, four ; 

 eSpo, hed'ra, a base). A figure 

 bounded by four equilateral and 

 equal triangles ; a triangular pyra- 

 mid, with four equal and equi- 

 lateral faces . 



Tetrahexahed'ron (Gr. rerpa, tet'ra, 

 four ; e|, hex, six ; e8oa, hed'ra, 

 a base). A solid bounded by 

 twenty-four equal faces. 



Tetram'erous (Gr. rerpa, tet'ra, four ; 

 /jifpos, mer'os, a part). Consisting 

 of four parts. 



Tetran'dia (Gr. rerpa, tet'ra, four; 

 ay-rip, aner, a male). A class of 

 plants in the Linnsean system, 

 having four stamens. 



