GLOSSARY. 427 



Antheroid. Resembling anthers. 



Anthodiwn. A compound flower. 



Apetaloits. Without petals. 



Apex. End, tip, or sharp extremity. 



Aphyllous. Without leaves. 



Apocarpous. AVhen ovaries are distinct or iinconnected. 



Appendicnlate. Having some appendage. 



Appressed. Pressed against or close to. 



Apterous. Without wings ; as in the radical flowers oi Poly gala 

 rubella. Med. Bot. PI. 54. 



Arachnoid. Resembling a spider's web. 



Arboreous. Like a tree. 



Arboiescent. Approaching to the size of a tree. 



Aril. An outer covering of certain seeds, which is deciduous or 

 separates; as in G''ranium maculatum. Med. Bot. PI. 8. 



Aristale. Awned. Ending in a bristle. 



Armed. Furnished with thorns or prickles. 



Aroma. The aromatic quality of plants. 



Arrow shaped. Like the head of an arrow. 



Articulated. Jointed. 



Arundinaceous. Resembling reeds, or stiff large grass. 



Ascending. Rising from the ground obliquely. 



Aspergilliform. Having hairs growing in whorls around it. 



Attenuated. Gradually diminished or tapering. 



Auriculate. Furnished with lateral projections, or leafets resem- 

 bling ears, at base; as in the leaves of Solanum dulcamara. 

 Med. Bot. PI. 18. 



Awn. A stiff bristle, frequently rough or bearded ; as in the 

 flowers of certain grasses, and in the anthers of Gaultheria 

 procumbcns. Med. Bot. PI. 22. 



Awned. Having awns. 



Awnless. Without awns. 



Aocil. The angle between a leaf and stem on the upper side. 



Axillary. Growing in or from the axil. 



B 

 Balausta. A many celled, many seeded, inferior indehiscent 

 fruit ; the seeds with a pulpy coat, and attached ; as in 

 Pomegranate. 



