370 GLOSSASY. 



Ferrugiiious. Eust-coloured. 



Filament. (1) The stalk or support of an anther ; (2) any libre-shaped or thread-like 



body. 

 Filiform. Thread- shaped. 

 Fimbriate. Fringed. 

 Fistular. See Fistulose. 

 Fisiulose. Tubular ; hollow, like a reed. 

 Flahellate. Pan-shaped. 

 Flaccid. Eelaxed, flabby. 



Flexuous. Bending gently to and fro in opposite directions. 

 Floccose. Apphed to tomentum when closely intricate and readily detached, like 



fleece. 

 Floret. A small flower, one of a cluster forming a compound flower. 

 Floriferous. Bearing flowers. 

 Foliaceous. Leaf-like in texture. 

 Foliolate. Having leaflets. 



Follicle. A fruit of a single carpel opening along the ventral suture. 

 Fugacious. Falling or perishing very early. 

 Fulvous. Tawny; a mixture of orange-yellow and grey. 

 Funiale. See Funiculus. 



Funiculus. The stalk by which the ovule or seed is attached to the placenta. 

 E'urrowed. Applied to the epidermis of any organ, when it is thrown into parallel 



ridges with intervals between them. 

 Fuscous. Of a brown colour. 

 Fusiform. Spindle-shaped ; tapering at both ends. 



Gamopetalous. Having the petals united, either entirely or at the base only. 



Cfamosepalous . Having the sepals more or less united. 



Geminate. Two side by side ; in pairs ; twin. 



Geniculate. Having knee-like joints or protuberances. 



Genus. A special group of closely related species. The name of the genus with that 



of the particular species constitute the systematic name of the plant. 

 Glabrate. Nearly glabrous ; properly, becoming glabrous from age. 

 Glabrescent. Slightly glabrous. 

 Glabrous. Smooth, without hairs of any kind. 

 Glandular. Bearing glands, or of the nature of glands. 

 Glandular-hispid. Having hairs that exercise a secretory function. 

 Glandular-pubescent. Having a coating of soft glandular hairs. 

 Glandular-setose. Having bristles that terminate in a minute resinous head or drop, 



or that exercise a secretory function. 

 Glaucous. Of a pale bluish green. 



Glochidiate. Applied to hairs that are hooked at the top. 

 Glomerule. A cymose flower-cluster which is condensed into a head-like form, and 



provided with a common involucre. 

 Granulated. Eough with small grains. 



Hastate. Applied to a cordate leaf when the points diverge horizontally ; compared 



to a halbert. 

 Hermaphrodite. Applied to a flower when both stamens and pistil are present and 



perfect. 

 Heterogamous . Applied to flower-heads containing both disk and ray florets. 

 Hilum. (1) The point of attachment of a seed with the funicle or the placenta ; 



(2) the scar left on the seed where it separates from the funicle or the placenta. 



