252 GLOSSARY 



Het'er-og'a-mous. Having two sorts of flowers on the same head. 



Hi'lum. The eye, or scar, of the seed. 



Kir'sute. Hairy; with rather long hairs. 



His'pid. Bristly; having stiff hairs. 



His-tol'o-gy. The science of cells and tissues. 



Hy'a-line. Transparent, or nearly so. 



Hybrid. A cross breed between two species. 



Im-per'fect flow'er. A flower wanting either stamens or pistils. 



In-com-plete' flow'er. Wanting calyx or corolla. 



In-cum'bent. Having the radicle lying against the back of one of the 



cotyledons. 



In-def'i-nite. Too numerous or variable for specific enumeration. 

 In-def'i-nite in'flo-res'cence, or in'de-ter'mi-nate in'flo-res'cence. A 



process of inflorescence in which the flowers all arise from axillary 



buds, the terminal bud continuing to grow, and extending the stem 



indefinitely. 



In'de-his'cent. Not opening. 

 In-dig'e-nous. Native to a country. 



In-du'si-um. The shield of the fruit dots (sori) in many ferns. 

 In'flo-res'cence. Mode of flowering, or the arrangement of flowers on a 



plant. 



In'nate. Growing on the top of the part that sustains it. 

 In-sert'ed. Situated upon, growing out of, or attached to some part. 

 In-teg'u-ment. A coat or covering. 



In'ter-cel'lu-lar ( passages, spaces ) . Lying between the cells. 

 In'ter-node. The space between two nodes. 

 Ir-reg'u-lar flow'ers. Flowers whose like parts differ either in size or 



shape. 



Key-fruit. A dry, indehiscent, usually one-seeded, winged fruit; a samara. 



Lac-tif'er-ous tis'sue. A tissue whose cells and ducts bear milk-like fluid. 

 Leg'ume. A seed vessel which opens by both a ventral and dorsal opening, 



as the bean, pea, etc. 

 Len'ti-oel. A small oval rounded spot upon a stem or branch from which 



the underlying tissues may protrude. 

 Loc'u-lar. Relating to the cell or compartment of an ovary. 



Med'ul-la-ry rays. Rays of cellular tissue seen in a trans/verse section of 

 exogenous wood which pass from the pith to the bark. 



