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Um'so (A boas)— Synonym for "Umbilicus" 

 when applied to ft central felevatiofi. 

 TJmbona'tcs — Furnished *ith an 

 uibbo. UmBonuiAtus — Wfign an 

 Umbo is Very Sttiall. (See the frtiit of 

 Capparis umbonatuSj one of the so- 

 CaUed Native Pomegranates.) 



Umbba'oulum — Having the general form of 

 an umbrella; UsifeKACruB'bB'Mls — 

 Uinbrella-shaped. 



UMBBATi'OOLtB — Spontaneously vSfeetat- 

 ihg in shindy situations. 



Umbbi'nus— The colour of umber. 



UjlBlio'scS-^AppliBdtoshade-lovirigplants, 

 as Asplenium nrribrosum. 



tTNAKGDLA'TUS — When a stem, his., has a 

 projecting line or angle along one side 

 only. . . 



UncA'tus — Hooked, bent, or recurved at 

 the top like a hook. tTNCiFOKMis, 

 UmciNatus — Syiionyin for "Un- 

 catus." 



Uil'otA (An inch)— About aii inch long. 

 U?rciALls — Of the length expressed by 

 "Uncia." 



Unctuo'sus— Greasy. 



tfN'cDB— A hook. 



Unda'tus, Undosds, XlNDiHiAins— Wavy, 

 waved. Synonym for " Repandus. ", 



Undbbshrob — A plant only partially 

 shrubby, the eflda of the newly-formed 

 branches continuing herbaceous, and 

 dying away in winter. 



Unguio'ulatbj Ungotoula'His, USTGuion- 

 la'tus — ^Furnished with a claw. Un'- 

 GUis — A claw ; also about the length of 

 the finger-nail, or half-an-inoh. 



Unicapsula'kis — Composed of a single cap- 

 sule. Unicbllula'riS— Composed of a 

 single cell. Uni'color — Of Oiie u6i- 

 forUi tint. XJNi'cus-^Where tliere is 

 only One of a particular part specified. 

 IJirtPto'Rrs — Supporting or Subtend- 

 ing a single flower. UNlfOLiA'TUS, 

 UNiFO'LiuB^-Bearing only a single leaf. 

 UUiPOLlOliATtS -^ Wher^ a peduncle 

 supports a sitfgfle leaflet, distinguished 

 as such by.beiiJg articulate to it. 

 XjNiGE'Ntfs^-Piitting forth leaves once 

 only lit the year. 



Unijuga'tus, Unijd'gus — A pinnate form 

 with otily a single pair of subordinate 

 parts. Unilabia'tuS-^ Ari irregular 

 nienoptetftlous eorol-la, with only one lip. 

 AinofiOpetaioUsooroM, slit on one side, 

 as in the "ligulate" florets of Com- 

 poSitae.- Unilat'ebalIs— Either dis- 

 posed along one side, or entirely form- 

 ing one side. ITnilo'culAb, XTniloou- 

 tA'Els— With one cell only. Uniotu- 

 tA'Tifs — Whein a cell in the pericarp 

 Contains only one ovule. For example 

 see Brunsfelsia {Framciicea) 'U.ivlflpra. 



UnStratimbd — Applied to a Lichen 

 thallus in which the nornial layers 

 Cannot be distinctly seen, but are con- 

 fused-. 



UbCE'OLATB, IjROEOLA'Eia, UBCEOtA'TOS— 



Shaped somewhat like ft pitcheT *ith a 

 contracted inouth. Ubcb'oi.us — A 

 membranous or cartilaginous tube, 

 swollen beloW, arid more or less con- 

 tracted above. 



U'BSMs— Stinging, as the English Nettle, 

 iPftiea, urens. 



Ub'na, Urn — The theca or spore-case of 

 HoSSeS. Th% base of a pyjtidiuifi< 



Us'tuS — Scorched . UsTUl ate— Blackened, 

 as the ebin Smuts, listilago. 



U'tSecs (The Womb)— Synonym for 

 "Volva;" U'TBRfiNE— Belonging to the 

 womb. Catechu, a product of Acacia 

 catechu, has beeh used in uterine 

 haemorrhages. 



Utbi'Clbj TjBTi'ctB, ITetbi'cuids— A small 

 superior, membranous, and monosper- 

 mous pericarp, dehiscing by a trans- 

 verse ihcision. This differs from the 

 pyxidium in texture, being strictly 

 simple — i.e., not proceediijg from an 

 ovary with obliterated dissCpiihentB. 

 Fo* example, tike the ftuit of any 

 species oi AmarwnMi or Ghinopodiiim. 

 Alsoj a little bladder filled with air, 

 attached to certain aquatic plants. 

 XJTEionLo'sus — Bearing many of the 

 air bladders termed "utricularis." 



Uva'bius, Uvip'erus, XJvifob'mis— Com- 

 posed of round parts coniiebted by a 

 support, like a bunch of grapes. 



Vacoabius— Cow herb. (See Saptmaria 

 vaccaria, Co* herb ; so called from ihe 

 belief that it possessed the power of 

 exciting the lacteal secretion in cows.) 



VAc'ci'NuS (Belonging to a cow)— Of a dun 

 colour. 



Vaoil'lASs (Waving) ^^ Synonym for 

 "Versatilis." 



Vaoholb— Drops which are Seen in the in- 

 terior of the protoplasm of cells. 



Va'oSds (Void) — When an organ is without 

 some part whieh is usually present 

 within it, or with it, as a carpel mthout 

 ovules, a bract without a floi^er-b'ud. 



Vagifor'Mis — Possessing iio Well-defined 

 form. Vaginbrvis — Whfere the nerves 

 are irregularly disposed, in various 

 directions, as in the waves ot Succulent 

 plants. 



V"Agi'na-^A sheath. Also any part which 

 completely surrounds another. Vagi'- 

 NASs^^Assuming the conditions of a 

 vagina. VaginA'tus— Surrounded by a 

 vagina. VAGiNfiL'j.A^^Where a vagina 

 is very small. VAGtiS'tjLA — A small 

 sheath at the bas^ of the sfeta in 



Va'gtjS (WaildfeHrig or inconstant) — Pro- 

 ceeding iti no definite direction. 



VAELE'crLA (Diminutive from Vallis, a 

 valley)-^A depressed space (intersti6e) 

 between the primary ridges oh tfee fruit 

 of Umbelliferaei 



Valve, Val'ta — Distinct portions of cer- 

 tain organs (as in anthers and pericarps) 

 Which become detached by , regular 

 dehiscence aloitg definite lines of Suture. 

 ValvaceBS — Furnished with valves. 

 Valvatb, Valvaris,- Valvatus — 

 When contiguous organs, or similar 

 sutordinate partsj touch each other 

 along the edges without overlapping. 

 Valvbanus— When a partition eman- 

 ates froiri the expansion of the inner 

 substance of a valVe> 



