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VOCABULARY. 



Li'ber. The inner bark of plants. 



lAg'ncous. Woody. 



Idg'num. Wood. 



Lig'idale. Strap or riband-like, flat, as 

 the florets of the dandelion. 



Lilia'ccous. A corolla with G petals 

 gradually spreading from the base. 



Limb. The border or spreading pari 

 of a monopetalous corolla. 



Lin'ear. Long and narrow, with par- 

 allel sides, as the leaves of grasses. 



Lip. The under petal in a labiate co- 

 rolla. 

 1 Littori'bus. Growing on coasts, or 

 shores. 



Li'vidous. Dark purple. 



Lobe. A large division, or distinct 

 portion of a ieaf or petal. 



Loc'ulus. (From locus, a place.) A 

 little space. 



Lo'vient. A pod resembling a legume, 

 but divided by transverse partitions. 



Longifo'lius. Long-leaved. 



Longis'simus. Very long. 



Lu'cidus. Bright and shining. 



Ijimate or Lunidate. Shaped like a half 

 moon. 



Lu'rid. Of a pale dull colour. 



Lu'teus. Yellow. 



Ly'rate. Pinnatifid, with a large 

 roundish leafet at the end. 



M 



Macula'tus. Spotted. 



Mares'cent. Withering. 



Mar' gin. The edge of border. 



Mar'itivie. Growing near the sea. 



MeduVla. The pith or pulp of vegeta- 

 bles. The centre or heart of a ve- 

 getable. 



Melliferous. (From mel, honey.) Pro- 

 ducing or containing honey. 



Mem'brayious or Membrana' ceous. Very 

 thin and delicate. 



Mcs'ocarp. The middle substance of 

 the pericarp, having the epicarp on 

 the outer, and the endocarp on the in- 

 ner side. 



Mes'osperm. That part of the seed 

 which corresponds to the mesocarp 

 of the pericarp. 



Midrib. The main or middle rib of a 

 leaf, running from the stem to the 

 apex. 



Mlnia'tus. Scarlet vermilion colour. 



Mola'res. Back teeth, grinders. 



Mol'lis. Soft. 



Mollus'cous. Such animals as have a 

 sofl body without bones ; as the oys- 

 ter. 



Monadel'phous. Having the stamens 



tftiited in a tube at the base. 

 Monil'iiform. Granulate, strung to- 

 gather like beads. 



Monoceph'alous. (Frommono, one, and 

 kcphale, head.) The term is applied 

 to pericarps, which have but one sum- 

 mit, as the wheat, while the geun\and 

 anemone have as many as they 

 have styles ; they are polycephalous. 



Monocotyled'onous. Having but one 

 cotyledon. 



MontE'cious. Having pistillate and 

 staminate flowers on the same plant. 



Moiiopet' alous. The corolla all in one 

 piece. 



Monophyl'lous. Consisting of one leaf. 



Monosep'alous. A calyx of one leaf or 

 sepal. 



Mo7iosper'mus. One seed to a flower. 



Monta/mis. Growing on mountains. 



Moon-form. See Crescent-form. 



Mosses. The second order of the class 

 Cryptogamia. 



Mucronate. Having a small point or 

 prickle at the end of an obtuse leaf. 



MuUiflo'rus. Many-flowered. 



MuVliplcx. Many-fold, petals lying 

 over each other in two rows. 



Mul'tus. Many. 



Mu'ricate. Covered with prickles. 



N 



Na'ked. Destitute of parts usually 

 found. 



Na'nus. Dwarfish, very small. 



Nap. Downy, or like fur, tomentose, 



Napifor'mis. Resembling a turnip. 



Narcot'ic. (From narco, to stupify.) A 

 substance which has the power of 

 procuring sleep, as Opium. 



Na'tant. Floating. 



Natural character. That which is ap- 

 parent, having no reference to any 

 particular method of classification. 



Natural history. The science which 

 treats of nature. 



Nec'tary. (From neciar. the fabled 

 drink of the gods.) The part of a 

 flower which produces honey; this 

 term is applied to any appendage of 

 the flower which has no other name. 



Nemoro'sus. Growing in groves, often 

 given as a specific name, as Anemone 

 nemorosa; the ending in a denotes 

 the adjective as being in the feminine 

 gender ; the adjective in Latin vary- 

 ing its termination to conform to the 

 gender of the substantive. 



Nerves. Parallel veins. 



Nerved. Marked with nerves, so call- 

 ed, though not organs of sensibility 

 like the nerves in the animal system. 



Nic'tltans. (From a word which sig- 

 nifies to twinkle or wink.) Applied 

 as a specific name to some plants 

 •which appear sensitive; as the Cassia 

 nictitans. 



