DEC- 
decempartite atte tg a. - 
decem, ten ; par tird, to 
— divided into ten lobes (ot), 
dec: ua (désy dia) . [L. de, away; 
re a to fall.] The mucous mem. 
a lining the uterus, that is cast 
er parturition (azzaz.), 
decidua Soest es l) a. [L. de, away; 
fall.]} Pert. decidua 
[L. de, away ; 
Charactetiesd by 
tly for sind 
on 
deciduate wack ho 
cadere, all.] 
vin a op 3. par 
by the decidua (zoo/.). 
iv owe (destd’ate) a. [L. de, away ; 
cadere, to fall.] Falling at the end 
of the period of growth (404) ; falling 
at maturity 
declinate (dék’linat) a [L. de 
clinare, to — a] Bending sr 
in a curve, as t me filament 
in the horse- chestnut 
away ; collum, neck.] 
apex of the spire wanting (zoo/. 
ecomposed (dé’kémpézd’) a. fie ae. 
away ; cum, with ; pane to place.] 
Not in contact ; not adhering, said 
of the barbs of a feather when they 
are Seg (z00 
ecom a (dékémpound’) ee oe 
e wings are little de- 
veloped, t oo leaf is called decom- 
pound (doz 
cumbent (dékiim’bént) a. [L. de- 
cumbere, to lie down.] Appi. stems 
which trail on the ground, but rise 
at the apex (doz. 
decurrent (dékiir’ént) a Als ae. 
away ; currere,torun.] Having the 
leaf base prolonged down the stem 
as a winged expansion or rib (402). 
— ‘delist, dekis/at) a: [L. 
decussare, to cross like an X 
seive Sires hes Hikes 3 is an inter- 
change anat.), 
of fibres ( 
70 
DEI - 
deduplication (dédii’plika’shiin) 7. 
er A —— duplicare, to 
ena The augmentation of 
parts of a orig ae splitting during 
eth atari 
defaecation (de'teka ‘shiin) 2 [ 
aecatio, voiding — bg rss. 
The expulsion “eh faec 
defensive (défén’siv) a. The denis 
efend.] Protective — 
teid substances 
organ various animals save ie 
danerred (deter d) a fh 
bring down.] Api. eee that Fes 
given out from dormant buds when 
stem or tek h has been destroyed 
z.). 
(40 
— op Se a. [L. definire, - 
lim a 
Fixed, constant ; 
inflorescences rimary axis 
terminating early in a flower ; 
animes ‘Seed to twenty in number 
(bo0t.). 
gercethy (défin’itiv) a [L. d 
mit.] Complete, fully aevecunn 
(bio ol). 
defoliate Srnec a FL. pape 
to strip of leaves.] Bared at the 
annual Mie r 
degeneration (déjénéra’shiin) 7, fl. 
degener, base.] Return toa simpler 
con ition ; retrogressive evolution 
Setictiasen: Spe Nc 8. fe 
ce se to swallow ni The 
pro s of swallandale iyah 
dehiscence _. AEE ee de, 
way ; — to gape.| The 
fe ning ae organ or structure 
ong certain thes or in a definite 
n (602.). 
(di’ ie ie 2 ype 
cells between the rows o 
— cells in the organ of Conti 
nat. 
delamination (délam‘inashiin) #. [L. 
own ; /amina, a layer.] The 
dividing off of cells to form new 
layers (em 
Pie lnrch oe (d'howés'Ent) a 1h 
deliguescere, to bec 
number o: Foie: actos bob) 
