GLOSSARY OF BOTANICAL TKRMS. 



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Dulabriform, axesliaped. 

 Dorsal, growing on the back. 

 Drastic, applied to medicines wnicli aet violently. 

 Drupe, a kmd of fruit consisting of a fleshy succulent 

 rmd, and contaming a hard stone in the middle. 



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EcUnated, covered with prickles like an echinus or 

 hedgehog. 



Edible, eatable. 



Effuse, literally poured forth; applied to inflorescence, 

 It means a kmd of panicle with a very loose one- 

 sided arrangement. 



Eleduai-ies, a medicine of conserves and powders in the 

 consistence of honey. 



Ellipsoid, like an ellipsis. 



El/iptie- lanceolate, a form between elliptical and lanceo- 

 late. 



Elongated, lengthened. 



Emarginate, having a small notch in the end. 



Embossed, prqieotiiig in the centre like the boss or 

 umbo of a round shield or target. 



Embracing, a leaf is said to embrace a stem when it 

 clasps it round with its base. 



EinoUicnt, softening. 



Emulsions, medicines made of bruised oily seeds and 

 water. 



Ensale or Ensi/orm, shaped like a sword with a straight 

 blade. 



Epidermis, the outer skin of the bark. 



Epiphyllous, growing upon a leaf. 



Epiphytes, plants which grow upon other plants with- 

 out deriving any nutriment from them. 



Equidistant, equally distant. 



Equilateral, having equal sides. 



Equitant, a mode of vernation, or of arrangement of 

 leaves with respect to each other, in which the sides 

 or edges alternately overlap eiich other. 



Bredo-patent, between erect and spreading. 



Eroded, gnawed, bitten; a term used to express a par- 

 ticular kind of irregular denticulation. 



Eroso-dentate, the toothing being eroded. 



Errhine, promoting a discharge of mucus from the 

 nostrils. 



Bscharotic, having the power to scar or bum the skin. 



Esculent, good for food. 



Etiolated, whitened by being kept from air and light. 



Evanescent, quickly vanishing. 



Evolved, unfolded. 



Excavated, hollowed out. 



Excentrical, flying ofl' from the centre. 



Ji^xcoriate, stripped of the bark or skin. 



Exeurrent^ projecting or running beyond the edge or 

 point of any thing. 



Exotic, foreign. 



Expectorant, any thing that promotes the discharge of 

 mucus from the chest. 



Exsertcd, projecting beyond something else. 



Exsiccated, dried up. 



Extra-axillary, above or on the outside of the axils. 



Exira-foliaceouf!, away from the leaves, or inserted in 

 a different place from tliem. 



Exuvia, whatever is cast oflT by plants or animals. 



Ftanda, the nutritious powder of wheat or of other 

 things. 



Falcata or Falciform, bent like a sickle. 



Farinaceous, full of flour. 



Fascicles, parcels or bundles. 



Fasciculate, arranged in bundles or parcels. 



Fastigiate, tapering to a narrow point like a pyramid. 



Fauces, the jaws; the gaping part or oritice of a niono- 

 petalous flower. 



Favose, pitted or excavated like the cells of a honey- 

 comb. 



Feathery, resembling a feather. 



Fdyrifuge, efficacious in moderating fever. 



Feculent, muddy, thick with sediment. 



Fecmidulion, the act of making fruitful. 



Feroces, thickly set with spines. 



Ferruqinous, iron -coloured, rusty. 



FibiiUose, covered with little strings or fibres. 



Fibrous, being composed of fibres. 



Fiddle-lipped, having a lip resembling the figure of a 

 fiddle. 



Filiform, shaped like a thread. 



Fimlmate, fringed. 



Finger parted, divided into lobes having a fanciful resem- 

 blance to the five fingers of a human hand. 



Fistular or Fistulous, hollow like a pipe. 



Flaccid, feeble, weak. 



Flexile, capable of being bent in different directions, 

 pliable. 



Ffexuose, having a bent or undulating direction. 



Flcxuose-recurved, bent backward in a flexuose or undu- 

 lated manner. 



Flocci, little tufts like wool. 



Flora horologiciB, flowers which expand at particular 

 hours, whence they aie a sort of timekeepers. 



Floral envelopes, the calyx, bracteje, and corolla, which 

 envelope the inner parts of the flower are all so called. 



Florets, _\itt]e flowers; chiefly applied to those which 

 constitute what were formerly called compound 

 flowers. 



Fhriferous, that which bears flowers. 



Flosculous, compound flowers, consisting of many tubu- 

 lose monopetalous florets. 



Foliaceo2cs, having the form of leaves. 



FoUiele, a particular kind of seed-vessel. 



Foutstcuks, the stalks of either flowers or leaves. 



Fornicate, arched. 



Fragmentary, composed of fragments. 



Fringed, liavmg a border like a fringe. 



Frond, the leaves of palms. 



Frojital, that which is in front. 



Frosted, covered with glittering particles, as if fine dew 

 had been congealed upon it. 



Fructification, all those parts composing the flower anil 

 fruit of plants. 



Frutescent or Fruticose, shrubby. 



Fugacious, that which lasts but for a short time. 



Fulvous, tawny yellow or fox-coloured. 



Fungous, having the substance of fungi or mushrooms. 



Funiele, the little stalk by which a seed is attached to 

 the placenta. 



Furcate, forked. 



Fur/uraceous, scaly, mealy, scurfy. 



Fuscous, blackish-brown. 



Fusi/brm, spindle-shaped. 



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Galeaie, helmeted; the^pper lip of a ringent corolla is 



the galea of that corolla. 

 Gelatine, jelly ; a term of chemistry. 

 Gelatinous, consisting of jelly. 

 Geminate, doubled. 

 Gemmce, leafy buds as distinguished from alabastia or 



flower buds. 

 Geoponic, relating to agriculture. 

 Germ or Germen, the old name of the ovarium. 

 Germen inferior, fruit below the flower. 

 Germination, the first act of vegetation in a seed. 

 Gibbous, protuberant. 

 Glabrous, smooth. 



Gladiate, shaped like a short straight sword. 

 Glandvtar, having glands. 

 Glaueescent or Gtaucine, having something of a bluish 



hoary appearance. 

 Glaucous, having a decided hoary gray surface. 

 Globose or Globular, round or sjiherical. 

 Glomerate, gathered into a round heap or head. 

 Glumaceous, plants are said to be glumaeeous when 



their flowei-s are like those of grasses. 

 Glume, a part of the floral envelopes of a grass. 

 Gluten, a chemical principle. 

 Glutinous, adhesive. 

 Grained, the segments of the flowers of Rumex have 



tubercles which are called grains. 

 Graniform, formed like grains of corn. 

 Granular, covered as if with grains. 

 Gregarious, herding together. 



Grooved, furrowed, channelled, marked with grooves. 

 Grumous, clubbed, knotted, contracted at intervals hito 



knots. 

 Gynandrous, having the stamens and style combined in 



one body. 

 Cyrose, turned round like a crook. 



