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herbs or legumes or even shrubs. So roots are termed geni- 

 culate which, divided as it were by joints, swell up into a 

 round or somewhat head shaped structure. [Cf. Geniculate, 

 Geniculum.] 



Gluma. The gluma is the covering (folliculus) or case of the 

 grain which is produced on the spike (spica). [Cf. Glume.] 



Grossi. Figs which do not ripen are called grossi. Yet generally 

 in a fig bearing fruit twice a year those which mature during 

 the harvest are meant. These grossi the Greeks call oKvvdoi. 

 [Obsolete.] 



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Hemina. Hemina is a Roman word derived from the Greek 

 ^txiap which is half a sextarius. The Greeks call it /coruXrj 

 It holds ten unciae as we have fully shown in our notes 

 on the fourth book of Galen on the preservation of health. 

 [Not a botanical term.] 



Herba. An herb is a stemless plant with radical leaves, the seed 

 often being borne on a stalk. [Cf. Herb.] 



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Internodium. The part between the knots or joints (genicula) 

 is commonly called an internodium. [Cf. Internode.] 



Intervenium. Intervenium is the space between the veins. [Cf. 

 Intervenium.] 



luba. luba is a reed-like hairy growth (coma), such as is in mil- 

 let. The metaphore is taken from the term iuba meaning 

 an animal's mane. [Cf. Juba, Jubatus.] 



lulus. With both Greeks and Latins a iulus is the closely-com- 

 pact, hard clusters of fruit found on the hazel, which like 

 very long worms hang each on a pedicel and precede the 

 fruit. [Cf. Julus, Julaceous.] 



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Lachr^^ma. Lachryma is that liquid which is seen exuding 

 rapidly as soon as a root or branch or even the wood itself 

 is broken. [Cf. Lachryma.] 



Lanugo. Lanugo is a downy hairiness in herbs and trees which 



