Gamostely 
generative 
Gamoste’ly, the state described ; 
gamotrop’ic (rpory, a turn), the 
position of flowers when expanded 
(Hansgirg), cof. CARPOTROPIC ; 
Gamot’ropism (rpor7, a turning), 
Macmillan’s term for the movement 
of mutual attraction in similar con- 
jugating gametes. 
Gang’lia, pl. of Gang’lion (yayyAlov, 
a little tumour), used for various 
enlargements of mycelium, some 
being rudimentary fructifications 
(Crozier). 
Gang’rene, Gangre’na (ydyypaiva, an 
eating ulcer), a disease ending in 
putrid decay. 
Gas, pl. Gases, in plants, a continu- 
ous system from the stomata and 
lenticels by the intercellar spaces, 
Gasteromyce’tes (yaornp, the belly; 
pons, fungus), a division of Fungi 
which includes Lycoperdon, Puff- 
balls ; Gasterothalam’eae (#¢dapos, 
a bed-chamber), referring to those 
Lichens whose sporangia are al- 
ways closed or which burst through 
the cortical layer of the Thallus; 
gastric Bacte’ria, those which are 
found in the digestive tract of 
animals, 
Gattine’ (Fr.), a disease in silkworms 
caused by parasitic Fungi. 
Gaul'therase, an enzyme producing 
oil of Wintergreen and _ glucose 
from Gaul’therin, a principle occur- 
ring in Gaultheria. 
Geitonocarp’y (yelrwy, a neighbour ; 
xapros, fruit), fruit produced by 
fertilization of different flowers in 
the same individual ; Geitonog’amy 
(yduos, marriage), fertilization by 
another flower on the same plant. 
Gel‘atin (gela’'tus, congealed), in plants 
confined to albumen-like bodies, 
which are tough, viscid, and scarcely 
soluble in water; Gelat/ina hy- 
mene’a, a gelatinous substance 
surrounding the asci and para- 
physes in some Lichens (Leighton) ; 
Gelatiniza’tion, used when a mem- 
brane breaks down into a jelly-like 
mass; gelatinous, jelly-like; ~ 
Felt; ~ Tis’sue, tissue which is slimy 
from the cell membrane being 
soft and mucilaginous ; gelat’inose, 
gelatino’sus (gelatio, freezing), hav- 
ing the consistence or appearance 
of jelly ; Gel’atoid (eldos, like), sug- 
gested for protein-like substances 
resembling gelatin (Escombe) ; 
Gelifica’tion, becoming gelatinous ; 
Gelin’eae, cells in Algae which 
secrete vegetable jelly ; Gel’ose, 
vegetable jelly from Agar-Agar. 
Gem, a leaf-bud, cf. Gemma. 
Gem’inate, gemina’tus (Lat. doubled), 
in pairs, binate. 
Gem’ini (Lat.), twins, paired ; gemi- 
niflor’us ( jlos, floris, a flower), bear- 
ing two flowers, or two flowers 
together. 
Gem’ma (Lat.), (1) a young bud, 
either of flower or leaf as used by 
Ray; (2) an asexual product of 
some Cryptogams, as in the Hepat- 
icae, analogous to leaf-buds; ~ 
Brood = Broop-GEMMA ; ~ Cup = 
CYaTHUS ; gemma’ceous(+ aceous), 
relating to leaf-buds ; Gemma’tion, 
Gemma'tio, (1) budding, vernation ; 
(2) disposition or phyllotaxis of 
buds ; gemmif’erous (fero, I bear), 
bearing buds ; gem’miform (forma, 
shape), bud-shaped ; gemmip’‘arous 
(pario, I bear), producing buds; 
Gem’mule, Gem’mula, (1) buds of 
Mosses, and reproductive bodies 
of Algae; (2) = PLumuze ; (3) = 
OvuLe (Endlicher); (4) certain 
primary formative granules in the 
protoplasm (Naegeli). 
Geneagen’esis (yeved, stock, race; 
yévects, beginning) = PARTHENOGEN- 
ESIS. 
Gen’era, pl. of Genus. 
gen’eral, genera/lis (Lat., pertaining 
to all), opposed to partial, as ~ 
INVOLUCRE. 
Gen’erating (generatio, a begetting), 
producing ; ~ Spi’ral = GENETIC 
SPIRAL; Tis’sue= MERISTEM ; gen’- 
erative Cell, (1) a gamete or sexual 
reproductive cell; (2) the cell ina 
pollen grain which develops into 
male gametes; ~ Nu’cleus, the 
nucleus in a pollen-grain which is 
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