134 A GLOSSARY OF 



KIDNEY-SHAPED. Crescent-shaped, reniform with the ends 



rounded. PI. II. 4. r. 

 LABIATE. A term applied to a Monopetalous Calyx or Corolla, 



which is separated into two unequal divisions : as Thyme, 



White Nettle, &c. 



LANCEOLATE. Lance-shaped. PI. I. 3. b. 

 LIMB. The flat, expanded part of a Petal. 

 LINEAR. Narrow, short ; as the leaf of a Yew-tree. 

 LOBED." Scolloped round the edges : largely. PI. II. 14. b. 

 LYRATE. Lyre-shaped. The upper lobes much larger than 



the lower. PL II. 14. 1. 

 MEDULLARY- RAYS. The cellular plates which connect the 



Pith of Exogens with the Bark : called the " silver 



grain." 



MEMBRANOUS. Thin, and semi-transparent. 

 MONO. In Greek, means one. 

 MONADELPHOUS. Having all the Stamens united by their 



filaments, into a tube. 

 MONJECIOUS. Plants which have Flowers without Stamens ; 



and other Flowers without Pistils. Nut, &c. 

 NECTAR. The honey of a Flower, which is nourishment for 



the Stamens and Pistils. 

 OB. Added to a word to signify inversion. Ofcordate. 



PL II. 2. m., heart-shaped, the narrow part down- 

 wards. 



ORBICULAR. Perfectly circular. PL II. 14. o. 

 PALMATE. Having 5 lobes : the midribs of which meet in 



a common point. PL II. 14. 5. 1. 

 PANICLE. A branched raceme. PL II. 12. P. 

 PARIETAL. Growing to the walls of an Ovary. 

 PARASITE. A plant which grows on a different plant. 

 PATENS. Spreading wide open. 



