GLOSSARY 



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having the same number of 



parts in each whorl. 

 Sympodial, having the axis 



formed of several axes or 



buds; niulti- or joint-axial. 

 Syncarpous, (pistil), made up 



of two or more carpels united 



together. 

 Syngenesious, anthers joined in 



a tube, filaments remaining 



free. 



Tendril, thread-like structures 

 helping plants to climb. 



Teratological, monstrous ; re- 

 lating to a monstrosity. 



Terete, having a circular trans- 

 verse section. 



Ternate, in threes. 



Testa, the outer commonly hard 

 and brittle seed-coat. 



Tetradynamous, having four 

 long and two shorterstamens. 



Thalamus, receptacleof aflower. 



Thalloid, thallose, resembling- 

 a thallus. 



Throat, the orifice of a gamo- 

 petalous corolla or calyx; the 

 part between the proper tube 

 and the limb. 



Tomentose, densely pubescent 

 with matted wool. 



Torus, the thalamus of a flower. 



Tri-, in composition, three or 

 thrice. 



Triandrous, having three sta- 

 mens. 



Trifoliolate, having three leaf- 

 lets. 



Trimorphous, occurring under 

 three forms. 



Truncate, ending abruptly, as 

 if cut off transversely. 



Tuber, a thickened and short 

 subterranean branch having 

 numerous buds or eyes. 



(C946) 



Tubercle, a small tuber or tuber- 

 like (but not necessarily sub- 

 terranean) body. 



Tuberous, having the character 

 of ;i tuber; tuber-like in ap- 

 pearance. 



Tumid, swollen. 



Tunicated, having concentric 

 coats, as an onion. 



Turbinate, top-shaped ; inversely 

 conical. 



Turgid, swollen, or tightly 

 drawn, said of a membrane 

 or covering expanded by 

 pressure from within. 



Umbel, an inflorescence in which 

 the peduncles or pedicels of 

 a cluster of flowers spring 

 from the same point, which 

 is usually embraced by an 

 in\'oIucre of bracts. 



Umbellate, in or like an umbel. 



Umbellet, a secondary umbel. 



Umbelliform, in the shape of an 

 umbel. 



Uni-, in composition, one. 



Unisexual, of one sex, either 

 staminate or pistillate only. 



Urceolate, hollow and cylindri- 

 cal or ovoid, and contracted 

 at or below the mouth, like 

 an urn. 



Utricle, a small bladdery one- 

 seeded fruit, pericarp loose, 

 not adhering to the seed, as 

 in ashere ; any small bladder- • 

 like body. 



Vallecular, of or near a valley 

 or groove. 



Valvate, in sestivation, meeting 

 bv the edges without over- 

 lapping. 



Valvular, opening by valves, as 

 a capsule. 



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