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Yalvate. (1) Opening as if by valves, as do some anthers and most dehiscent 



fruits ; (2) also applied to sepals, petals, &o., when they are in contact without 



overlapping. 

 Variety. An individual or group of individuals differing from the rest of the species 



to which it belongs in some constant peculiarities that are not essential in the 



differentiation of the species. 

 Ventral. Pertaining to the anterior face of an organ ; opposed to dorsal. 

 Ventricose. Swelling out on one side or in the middle. 



Vernation. The mode in which unexpanded leaves are disposed in the leaf-bud. 

 Versatile. Turning freely on a support. 

 Verticillate. Arranged in whorls. 

 Villous. Having long, soft hairs, not matted. 

 Virgate. Twiggy. 

 Viscid. Sticky, adhesive. 



Viscous. Covered with a sticky or clammy exudation. 

 VittcB. Small globular oblong or even hnear vesicles filled with oil, imbedded in the 



substance of the pericarp of Umhelliferce. 



Whorl. A ring of organs all originating in the same plane. 



