594 GLOSSARY OF BOTANICAL TERMS 
Amplexicaul .....0+.000..,-Embracing ; as whep a leaf clasps a stem with 
its base. 
Anfractuose .o..0000--2., Wavy or sinuous. : 
ANGUAT...crercerrrrerseres Having angles or forming angles. : 
Annual : Flowering and fruiting.in the same year in which 
it is raised from seed. 
Annular ......ccccccsceessCitcular; producing a ring. 
..-Capable of killing worms. 
Antheriferous ............- bearing anthers. 
Anithers .,..0ccovees soooeeeThe male parts of a flower containing the fecun- 
: dating matter. 
Antiseptic ...cccccccoceoes Efficacious against putrefactian, 
“aoetalius.... Steves .. Without petals. ie 
Aper.ccece seve sssesseeese DHE SUuMMIt. 
Aaitows deiseescessesciese Resembling something covered with little ulcers, 
Apiculate .....c0rccereeces ‘Terminating in a little point springing abruptly. 
Appressed .........0+.....Pressed close to anything: hairs lying flat upon 
the surface of a leaf or stem are said to be 
appressed. 
Approximate ......c0e0 Near together. 
APLCTOUS sorerecscccssccees Without wings. 
Arboreous ....c.cccceeeess Being a tree as distinguished from frutescent. 
Arcuctte seccccocces «aeee-.Curved or bent like a bow. : 
ATE cocrccccceeees eeeeeeeeeA peculiar substance covering the seeds. 
Areolate sieoresececcees .--Divided into distinct angular spaces. 
Arillate  csscccarsesssecees Having that peculiar appendage called the aril, 
Aristate «....s0reese2.--eHaving a beard or awn, as the glumes of barley, 
.a term only applied to seeds. 
Articulate  ...cccccoeere «Having joints. 
Ascendent or Ascending..At first trailing on the ground then rising erect, 
, forming acurve,. «.©----: no 
Attenuated ........0 +.-.-Tapering gradually to a point. 
Auriculated ....c0cccccveee Having ear-like appendages. 
Auricles ...cccccccccccoece Ear-like appendages. 
Auriculately sagittate,..Eared at the base, so as to give the leaf the ap- 
pearance.of the head of an arrow. 
Awl-shaped ...escsececeoes Narrow pointed, resembling an awl. 
Auwned .....000. eessoseccnes Terminating in an awn or sharp point. 
AWNE cesee The beard of corn or any thing else. 
ATI oc cersccccesees ssseeeees Lhe angle formed by the union of the leaf and 
stem. 
TY scene sdesceses .---Placed in the axils.. 
AIG ecineseisecaeccserrscese The line real or imaginary, that passes through 
anything, usually applied to the central pla- 
centa of fruits; the axis of a spike of flowers 
is the stem to which the flowers are attached. 
B. 
‘Bacce ...... aaessks ceoowee-A berry; is a unilocular fruit having a soft 
outer covering and seeds immersed in pulp. 
Baceate wrrececsersene «-.-Fleshy. 
Berry ciscceee ..A fleshy fruit containing many seeds. 
Biacuminate ..ccccseees Having two diverging points. 
Bibracteolate ......00000 Furnished with two small bracteas, 
Bibracteate ..,...00.0.. ...Furnished with two bracteas, 
