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plants wliich produce hermaphrodite flowers, 

 which have from twelve to nineteen Stamina, 

 both numbers inclufive. In this clafs there are 

 iive orders, viz. Monogynia, which includes 

 \6 genera., viz. Afarum, Gethillis, Boccon'ia, Rhi- 

 fophora, Blakea, Garcinia, Styrax, JVinterania, 

 Halefta, Crateva, Triumfetta, Peganum, Nitra- 

 ria, Portulaca, Lythrum, Ginora ; . Digynia, 

 containing 2 genera^ viz Heliocarpus, Agrimonia ; 

 Trigynia, containing 2 genera, viz. Refeda, 

 Euphorbia; Pentagynia, containing but one 

 genus, viz. Glinus ; Octagynia, containing 

 but one genus, viz. lUicium ; Dodecagynia, 

 containing but one genus, viz. Sempervium. 



DODRANS. The feventh degree in the 

 Linnjean fcale for meafuring the parts of 

 plants : the fpace between the extremity of the 

 thumb and that of the little-finger when both ex- 

 tended ; or nine Parifian inches. See Menfura. 



DODRANTALIS Caulis [a Dodrans, nine, 

 inches]. See Dodrans. 



DOLABRIFORME Folium [dolahra, an axe] 

 implies fubftance : in fliape fomewhat rcfembling 

 an axe ; comprejfum, fubrotundum, obUifim, extror- 

 fum gibbum, acie acuta, inferne teretrufculum, as in 

 ^\Q Mefembryanthemum dokhrif, 



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