GLOSSARY. 



Ac'au-les'cent. Apparently stemless. 



Ac-ces'so-ry. Something added. Extra organ or part. 



Ad-he'rent. Growing to or attached to. 



Ad-he'sion. The union of organs of different kinds, as stamens to petals, 

 etc. 



Ad'nate. Growing fast to; united. 



Ad'ven-ti'tious. Out of the usual order; accidental. 



Ag'gre-gate. Assembled close together. 



A-kene', or a-ken'ium, or a-chene'. An indehiscent seed vessel or fruit, 

 bearing one seed. 



Al'ter-nate. Distributed singly at different heights of the stem; not 

 opposite. 



Am'ent. A catkin type of inflorescence. 



Am'en-ta'ceous. Catkin-like, or catkin-bearing. 



A-nal'y-sis (botanical). The process of classifying and finding the names 

 of plants. 



A-nat'ro-pous. Having the ovule inverted at an early period in its devel- 

 opment, so that the chalaza is at the apparent apex. 



An'dre-oe'cium. . The stamens of a flower taken together. 



An'e-moph'i-lous. Wind-loving; said of wind-pollinated flowers. 



An'gi-o-sperms. Plants whose seeds are borne in a closed vessel. 



An'nu-al. Yearly. 



An'nu-lar cells. Cells with ring-like markings. 



An'ther. The part of the stamen that contains the pollen. 



An'ther-id'i-um. The organ in cryptograms corresponding to the anther in 

 flowering plants. 



A-pet'al-ous. Without petals. 



A'pex. The top or point, especially of a leaf. 



Ap'i-cal. Belonging to the apex or point. 



Ap-pend'age. Any superinduced part. 



A-quat'ic. Living in the water. 



Ar'bo-re'tum. A collection of trees. 



Ar-bo're-ous. Tree-like. 



Ar'che-go'ni-um. The organ in cryptograms) corresponding to the pistil of 

 flowering plants. 



As-cend'ing, or as-cend'ent. Arising obliquely; assurgent. 



As-sim'i-la'tion. The function of producing starch or other plant food. 



At'ro-pous, or at'ro-pal. Not inverted; orthotropous. 



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