ae 
GLOSSARY 
OF THE 
PRINCIPAL BOTANICAL TERMS USED IN THIS WORK 
a The reader will bear in mind, that where compownd descriptive terms are e: 
ployed ta wie = the last member of the compound word is intended to give the 
predom acter—and that the word or syllable presixed, merely indicates a 
modi, tation. - ‘that character : as, for men 3 —“ovate-lanceolate” signifies 
late, at somewhat to ovate; while “lance-ovate” means ova ith som 
Of the wes rm, &c. 80 of colors : Boyes -green,” “bluish-green,” &e. 
that green yy the prevailing er Fie that it is tinged with a shade of yellow, blue, &e. 
Term s indicative of the of a organ, 5 As call ortion of — “large,” “small,” or 
vidal -sized”—are, fo pe course, “tolative have reference to the usual or average 
dae of mah parts, or organs, in other spucien of the same oun, & r family. 
A; at the commencement of a word, signi- | A Sharpes ending in an angle, or puint: 
fies the absence of some part, z po rou 
lous, destitute of petals When the word Adherent: attached to, or united with an- 
commences with a vowel an is prefixed. er differe organ,—as the calyx-tune 
Atlnormai; different from the regular or to oo ovary, oh See coherent. 
usual structure, Adnate; adherin g laterally ; fixed or grow- 
Abortion; an imperfect development of} ing : 
any organ. Adnentitious; ha pony irregularly ; not. 
Abortine; not arriving at perfection; pro- roduced natural yo usually, 
ducing = ene Byuilate val; ogg sed Sage — 
Abrupt; ot gradual ; sudden. Aistivation. The ich sepals 
Abr ruptly scumifiate | suddenly narrowed| and petals are gms ce - flower- 
an acuminatio: bud, before they expan 
Abruptly pinna See ae rmath, e second growth of the 
dulescent; apparently a: grasses i e Same season, after 
Accessory; additional, or pence rn pone 
Aceumbent cotyledons ; ‘uaving the adicle | regated >. wded, or standing to- 
applied to the = rved alon ute eT on He peti focepticla, z 
the a of the ptyledons pa prese' ated | Ak rene (or Sg aircon! A 1-seeded 1 : 
by this sign, rat ws in some Cru eife | with a ay indehiscent pericarp,—often | 
Tous plan bony or nut-like. 
Meeroeks eam and ‘meediatike, os Juni- ais Wings, or membranous axe 
per leaves, &c. sions. oe 
sete m, See Akene. Aletos winged; having a membranous 
d2ous; lied to flowers that er. Be 
have no floral Ha ey Aliiumen, A deposit of nutritive mat- 
penser) ee needle-shaped. Ma distinet from the Embry: boro 
lédonous; destitute of cotyledons, or many seeds, — and som es (as 
Seed-leaves, in the ) consti their chief 
Acrégenous plants. Plants which gro bulk. : ar 
develop f from the apex or summit, only, | Albiiminone seeds; furnished with, or con- 
of th taining album ss poe feo aie 
Asrogene Aen or acrogenous Alternate; not opposite ; alternately — 
Plants ;—which see. on the axis, or ig gerne boney: 
Mshintdt sunincy unecane | oat oe 
H com co 
“ing ws ending in Prgeocth vp orar ent. A slender spike of naked and 
point. ally sepai owers, with imbr 
Acumindtion. Ansinetes tapering potat, | ed or bracts. 
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