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GLOSSARY. 



Amorphous; without definite form. 



Amplexicaul; embracing or clasping the 

 stem. 



AmphUropous ovule ; when it is half in- 

 verted and stands across the apex of the 

 stalk or funiculus. 



Amylaceous; starch-like. 



Analogue. A body or organ resembling, 

 substituted for, or equivalent to, another 

 body or organ. 



Anastomosing; applied to branching ves- 

 sels which inosculate, or unite again, like 

 net-work. 



Andtropous ovule or seed. Turned; 

 inverted on the funiculus, so that the ori- 

 fice or apex points towards the placenta. 



Ancipital; two-edged; somewhat flatted 

 with opposite edges. 



Andraditm; a term employed to designate 

 the staminate portion of a flower ; the 

 stamens or fertilizing organs in the ag 

 gregate. 



Androgynous; having staminate and pistil- 

 late flowers distinct, but on the same 

 spike, or plant. 



Anglos pernwus ; having the seeds con- 

 tained in a distinct pericarp or seed- 

 vessel. 



Angulate; having angles, or corners, most- 

 ly of a determinate number. 



Annotinous; applied to leaves, &c., which 

 are annual, or renewed every year. 



Annual; living or enduring but one year. 



Annular; in the form of a ring. 



Annulate; having a ring, or belt. 



Anomalous; not according to rule or sys- 

 tem ; forming an exception to usual ap- 

 pearances, or structure. 



Anterior; in front, as that part of a flower 

 next to the bract, or farthest from the 

 axis of inflorescence. 



Anther. The knob, or capsule, containing 

 the pollen, usually supported on a fila- 

 ment. 



Anther'iferoU'ft; bearing Anthers. 



Antrorse or antrorsely; pointing forwards, 

 or upwards. 



Apetalous; destitute of petals ; not having 

 a corolla. 



Apex; the summit, upper or outer end. 



Aphyllous; destitute of leaves. 



Apiculate; tipt with a minute abrupt 

 point. 



Appendiculate; having some appendage 

 annexed. 



Appressed ; pressed to, or lying close 

 against. 



Approximate; growing or situated near 

 each other. 



Aquatic; growing naturally in water, or in 

 wet places. 



Arachnoid; resembliivjr a spider's web. 



Arborescent; approaching the size or height 

 of a tree. 



Arcuate; curved, or bent like a bow. 



Areola. A small cavity, as in the base 

 of some akenes. 



Arid; dry, as if destitute of sap. 



Arillate; having an arillus. 



Arillus. An expansion of the funiculus 

 or seed stalk, forming a loose (and often 

 fleshy) coating of the seed. 



Ari-ztate; awned; having awns, or bristle- 

 like processes. 



Armed; having thorns or prickles. 



Aromatic; having a spicy flavor or fra- 

 grance. 



Articulated; jointed ; connected by joints, 

 or places of separation. 



Articulations. Joints; the places at 

 which articulated members are sepa- 

 rable. 



Ascending; rising from the ground ob- 

 liquely. 



Assuryent; rising in a curve from a declin- 

 ed base. 



Attenuated; tapering gradually until it be- 

 comes slender. 



Aurlculate; having rounded appendages at 

 base, like ears. 



Awn. A slender bristle-like process, 

 common on the chaff of Grasses ; some- 

 times on anthers, &c. 



Aicned; furnished with awns, or bristle-like 

 appendages. 



Awnless; destitute of awns. 



Axil. The angle between a leaf and stein, 

 or branch on the upper side. 



Axillary; growing in, or proceeding from, 

 the axil. 



Axis. A central stem, or peduncle ; or, a 

 real or imaginary central line extending 

 from the base to the summit. 



Saccate; berried, becoming fleshy or suc- 

 culent, like a berry. 



Bald akenes ; naked at summit; destitute of 

 pappus or crown. 



Banner; the broad upper petal of a papi- 

 lionaceous flower, called, also, the 

 Vexillum. 



Barb. A straight process, armed with one 

 or more teeth pointing backwards. 



Basal; originating at, or affixed to, the base 

 of another organ. 



Beak. A terminal process, like a bird's 

 bill. 



Beaked; having, or terminating in, a beak. 



Bearded; crested or furnished with par- 

 allel hairs; the term is applied, also, to 

 awned wlieat, &c. 



Berry. A pulpy valveless fruit, in which 

 the seeds are imbedded. 



Bi, in composition, meaning two or twice ; 

 as 



Bibracteate; having 2 bracts. 



Bil>ractfolate; having 2 small bracts, 

 bractlets, or bracteoles. 



Bicarinate; having 2 keels. 



Bicuspidate; ending in 2 sharp points or 

 cusps. 



Bidentate; furnished with 2 teeth. 



Biennial; living 2 years in the second of 

 which the flowers and fruit are produced 

 and then dying. 



