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the Linnscan fcale for meafuring plants : the 

 diftance between the extremities of the two 

 middle fingers when the arms are extended ; or 

 fix Parifian feet. See Menfura. 



ORGYIALTS CauUs [from &^-/vm, orgyia, 6 

 footj. See Orgya. 



OVALE Folium, oval ; cujus diameter longitu- 

 dinalii fuperat tranfverfakm, fuperiore, tsf infer i- 

 ore extremitate angujYwe : elliptical, regarding 

 the circumfcription only. 



OVARIUM [ab ovum] Tl\e germen of Lin- 

 pxus fo called by Ludwig, &c. See Germen. 



OVATUM Folium [ab 0'vu?n, an egg] cnjtts 

 diameter longitudinalis fuperat tranfverfalem^ baft 

 fegmento circuli circumfcripta, apice vera eodem an- 

 gufliore : a leaf refembling in circumfcription 

 the longitudinal feftion of an egg, exemplified 

 in the Epilobium montanum, Vaccinium myrtillu:, 

 Arenaria peploides, ^ trinervia. 



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