G L O S S A R Y 



[Tlie (lefiiiitiniis of a i:Iossary are often nnsatisfactory. It is nincli better to con- 

 sult the fuller explanations of the text by means of the index. The following; glos- 

 sary inchules only frequently recurrini: technical terms. Those which are found only 

 in reasonably close association with their ex]ilanation are omitted.] 



Akene ; a luie-seeded fniit whieli ripen.s dry ami soeil-like. 



Altekn.\tti>x (IF GEXER.\Tio>-s : tlie alternation of traiiietoiihyte and 

 ppoi'Oiiliyte ill a life lii.stnry. 



ANE.MDPniLOfs : apiilied to flowers or plants whieli use the wind as agent 

 of pollination. 



Anther: the s|iorangiuni-bearing part of a stamen. 



Antheridium : the male organ, producing sperms. 



ApET.iLOi's ; apiilied to a flower with no petals. 



Apocarpous; applied to a flower whose carpels are free from one an- 

 other. 



ARcnEiai.virM : the female, egg-producing organ of Bryophytes, Pteri- 

 dophytes. and Gymnosperms. 



Ascocarp: a special case containing asci. 



Asc'0SP0f;E: a spore formed within an ascus. 



Ascus: a delicate sac (motjier-cell) within which ascospores develop. 



AsEXfAL spore: one produced usually by cell-division, at least not Ijy 

 cell-union. 



Calyx : the outer set of floral leaves. 



Capsi'LE: in Bryophytes the spore-vessel : in .Vngiosperins a dry fruit 



which opens to discharge its seeds. 

 Carpee: the megas]iorophy]l of Sperinatophytes. 

 C'hloropiivel : the green coloring matter of plants. 

 Chloroplast: the protoplasmic body within the cell which is stained 



green by chlonqihyll. 

 Cox.iuiiATKix : the union of similar gametes. 

 Corolla: the inner set of floral leaves. 



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