GLOSSARY. 



ab uor'mal, ciniti(tiii lu the usual or natural 

 structure. 



ab o rlg'i iial, original in the strictest sense. 



abSr'tion, non-development of a part. 



ab rQpt', terminating suddenly. 



ab sQrp'tiou, the act of tnhing in or sucking 

 up. 



ac au lSs'(;ent, apparently stemless. 



ac ^Ss'so ry, something added. 



ac crSs'c^ent, grou-ing after flowering. 



ac Crete', groicn to. 



ac cum'bent, lying against. 



5 gSph'a lous, without head. 



iq'er ose or S^'er ous, needle-shaped. 



a che'ni uni (pi. acheuia), a small, dry, 

 hard-shelled, one-celled, one-seeded, inde- 

 hiscent fruit. 



Soil la myd'e ous, without floral envelopes. 



a ^'Tc'u lar, flnely needle-shaped. 



a'corn, the fruit of the oak. 



a cot y ISd'o nous, without cotyledons. 



Sc'ro gens, summit growers. 



a cu'Ie ate, armed ivith prickles. 



acu'minate, drawn out into a point. 



a cute', ending in a sharp angle. 



adglph'ous, /trtrm(/ the stamens joined in a 

 frutern ity. 



ad e n5ph'o rous, producing glands. 



ad her'ent, growing to. 



ad he'sion, the union of organs of different 

 kinds, as .ftamens to petals, etc. 



Sd'nate, growing fast to. 



ad prSssed', or ap prSssed', brought into con- 

 tact with, but not united. 



ad ven tT'tious, out of the usutd order ; acci- 

 dental. 



ad vgii'tive, applied to foreign plants spar- 

 ingly introduced into a country, but not 

 naturalized. 



aera'tion, same as respiration. 



ae ry'gi nous, verdigris-colored. 



ses ti va'tion, arrangement of the parts of a 

 flower in the bud. 



af fTn'i ty, resemblance in fssential organs. 



Sg'a nious, sexless. 



Sg'gre gate, assembled close toyether. 



a glu ma'ceous, tcUhout glumes; same as 



petaloid. 

 a j^res'tis, growing infields. 

 air' blSd'der, a sac filled with air. 

 air' plants, plants whose roots are in the air. 

 a'kene, or a ke' ni um, an indehiscent seed- 

 vessel ; a nutlet. 

 a'la {pi. ahe), a wing. 

 al a bSs'trum, a flower-bud. 

 a'late, winged. 



alb6s'?eut, whitish, or turning white. 

 al bu'men, a deposit of nutritive material 



within the seed -coats. 

 al bu'mi nous, like albumen. 

 al bQr'num, sap-wood. 

 51 'g*, sea weeds. 



al li a'ceous, having the odor of garlic. 

 al ISg'amous, having cross-fertUization. 

 51'pTne, belonging to high mountains above 



the limit of forests. 

 al ter'nate, distributed singly at different 



heights of the stem. 

 51've o late, u-ith pits like the honey-comh. 

 Sm'ent, a deciduous spike. 

 am en ta'ceous, catkin-like, or catkin-bearing. 

 a uior'phous, without definite form. 

 am phi car'pous, producing two kimls of 



fruit. 

 am phTt'ro pons, turned both ways. 

 Sm'pho ra, a pitcher-shaped organ. 

 am plgc'tant, embracing. 

 am plgx'i caul, clasping the stem, as the ba.te 



of some leaves. 

 am pul la'ceous, su-elling out like a bottle or 



bladder. 

 am yl la'ceous, 5m'y loid, composed of starch ; 



starch-like. 

 anSl'y sis (botanical), the process of cla.i.fify- 



ing and finding the names of plants. 

 ail Sn'drous, without .stamens. 

 an Sn'ther ous, an Sn'thous, without anthers. 

 a nas to mo'sis. union of vessels or veins. 

 a nS'tro pons, having the ovule inverted at an 



early period in its development, .so that 



the rhidaza is at the apparent aper. 

 an i;Tp'i tal, two-edged. 

 an 'Irrn'fi iiin, the stamens oj a flower taken 



together. 



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