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GLOSSARY. 



an dr5g'y nous, having stamens and pistils 



on the same peduncle. 

 Sn'dro phore, a colitmn of united stamens, as 



in the Malloiv. 

 an e moph'i loiis, wind-loving, said oj ivind- 



fertilized flowers. 

 an frac'tu ose, boit hither and thither, as the 



anthers of a Squash. 

 Sn'gi o sperms, plants whose seeds are in- 

 closed in a vessel. 

 an'gu lar, a kind of divergence of leaves. 

 an i somber ous, having the parts unequal in 



number. 

 an i so pet'a lous, with unequal petals. 

 an i soph'yl lous, having the leaves of a pair 



unequal. 

 an not'i nous, yearly, or in yearly growths. 

 Sn'nu al, yearly. 



an'nu lar cells, cells with ring-like markings. 

 an'nu late, marked by rings, or furnished 



with a ring like that of the spore-case of 



most ferns. 

 an te'ri or, adjacent to the bract. 

 an the'la, an open paniculate cyme. 

 an thel min^tic, expelling or killing worms. 

 another, the part of the stamen that contains 



the pollen. 

 an ther Td'i um, the organ in cryptogams 



corresponding to the anther in flowering 



plants. 

 an ther Tf'er ous, anther -bearing. 

 an the'sis, the opening of the flower ; flower- 

 ing. 

 an tho car'pous, having the fruit and flower 



united. 

 Sn'tho phore, a stipe between the calyx and 



the corolla. 

 an tr6rse', facing toward the anterior. 

 a pet''a Ise, plants icithout petals. 

 a pet'a lous, without petals. 

 a'pex, the top or point, especially of a leaf. 

 aph'yl lous, without leaves. 

 ap'ic al, belonging to the apex or point. 

 a pTc'u late, tipped with a small, distinct 



point. 

 ap o car'pous, having the several pistils of 



the same flower separate. 

 ap o pet'a lous, having the petals entirely 



disconnected. 

 a poph'y sis, a swelling. 

 ap sep'a lous, having separate sepals. 

 ap o the'gi um, the fructification of lichens 



forming masses of various shapes. 

 ap pend'age, any superinduced part. 

 ap pen dic'u lar, having appendages. 

 ap pressed', see adpressed. 

 5p'ri cate, to grow in dry and sunny places. 

 ap'ter ous, without wings. 

 aquat'ic, living in water. 

 arach'noid, resembling cobwebs. 

 ar bo re'tum, a collection of trees. 

 ar'bor ous, tree-like. 

 ar ehe go'ni um, the organ in mosses aiialo- 



gous to the pistil of flowering plants. 



arc'u ate, arched or curved like a boiv. 



ar'e nose, growing in sand. 



a re'o late, having the surface divided into 



little spaces or areas. 

 ar gen'te ous, or ar'gen tate, silvery. 

 argil'lose, or argll'lous, growing in clay. 

 ar gu'tus, acutely dentate. 

 ar'il, an extra seed-covering. 

 aris'tate, with an arista or awn, as the 



Barley. 

 a ris'tu late, short-awned. 

 armed, bearing prickles, spines, etc. 

 ar rect', upright in position. 

 as cend'ing or as cend'ent, arising obliquely ; 



assurgent. 

 as Qid'i um, a tubular, horn-shaped, or 



pitcher-like formation. 

 Ss'cus, a sac ; the spore-case of lichens and 



some fungi. 

 as per gil'li form, shaped like the brush used 



to sprinkle holy ivater, as the stigmas of 



many grasses. 

 Ss'per ous, rough to the touch. 

 as sim i la'tion, the function of producing 



starch or other plant food. 

 as sQr'gent, same as ascending, 

 at'ropous or at'ro pal, not inverted ; orthot- 



ropous. 

 at ten'u ate, becoming slender or thin. 

 au ran'ti a'ceous, orange-colored. 

 au're ous, golden. 

 au tog'a my, self-fertilization. 

 awl'-shaped, sharp-pointed from a cylindri- 

 cal base. 

 awn, the bristle or beard of Barley and I He 



plants. 

 ax'ial root, the main root grotving (hnin. 



ward; tap-root. 

 ax'il, the angle betiveen the petiole and the 



branch on the upper side. 

 ax'il la ry, growing out of the axils. 

 Sx'is, the stem. 



B. 



bac'cate, berry-like ; covered with pulp. 

 bac te'ri um, the smallest organism known; 



micro-organisms, destitute of chlorophyll, 



which multiply with marvelous rapidity 



and cause putrefaction and disease. 

 bSn'ner, the tipper petal of a papilionaceous 



flower. 

 bar'bate, bearded. 

 barbed, furnished with a barb or double 



hook. 

 bar'bel late, beset with stiff, short hairs, as 



bri.^tles. 

 bar bel'lu late, diminutive of barbellate. 

 bark, the outer covering of an exogenous tree 



or shrub. 

 base, the extremity of any organ by tchich 



it is attached to its support. 

 ba'si fixed, attached by Us base. 



