xxiv. BOTANIC TERMS 



265 Tongued^ (lingulatum) linear (167) flefhy (262) convex (247) 



underneatn. 



266 Sword-forjii^ (enfifor'me) two-edged (264) gradually lefiening 



trom thebaic to the top. 



267 Jwl'd (fui'ulatwn) linear at the bafe, lefTening towards the top. 



268 Scy?m:ei -form^ {achiaciforme) compreil'd (257) flefhy (262) 



withone edge convex, narrow, the other Itraighter thicker. 



269 Axe-forin^ (dolahrifoyme) comprefl'd, roundiih, outwardly gib- 



bous (254) with a Iharp edge roundiih beneath. 



Duration. 



270 Deciduous^ (decidiium) falling after one fummer. 



271 Fallings (cadu cum) tailing in a fhort time, not enduring the 



whole fummer. 



272 Perjnanent^ (prrfiftens) not falling when the fummer is over. 



273 Perennial^ (peren?ze) living through fomc years. 



274 Evergreen^ (jcm-pervirens) flourifhing through all feafons of the 



year, 



GOMPOSITION. 



275 Compounded^ (compofitum) the petiqle (290) fupporting more 



than one leaf. 



Compounded. 



276 'Jointed^ (articulatum) leaf growing out from the top of the 

 • leaf. 



277 Faird^ (conjugatu?n) feather'd (281) with only two lateral 



leaflets. 



278 Finger* d^ (digitatum) a fimple petiole joining the leaflets to it at 



the top. 



279 Two-fold^ {h'matum) finger'd (278) terminated with two leaflets. 



280 Footed^ {pedatum) the petiole two-cleft, the interior fide only 



joining to it many leaflets. 



281 Feather dy (pinnatmn) a fimple petiole joining to It at the fides 



many leaflets. 



282 Tivlce-pairdy (bijugiim) fo thrice-palr dy (trijiigwn) four-times- 



pnir\ly (quadrijugufn) he. feathered, but with only four 

 leaflets, &c. 



iviih an odd one^ (cum impari) fcathcrM, terminated with 



a fii gl- (unpair'd) leaf. 

 abruptly, (^brupte) feather'd, terminated neither with 



a t ndr I nor with a leaflet. (69) 

 Tendril d^ (chirrhofum) terminated with atendril. (292) 

 ■with leaflets oppofite^ (folio/is oppofttis) (124) alternate. 

 interrupted^ (ruptis) with the alternate leaBets lefs. 



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