Gynixus 
Half 
Gynix’us, Gyni’zus (ifs, birdlime), 
the stigma in Orchids; Gy’nobase, 
Gynob/asis (Bdos, a pedestal), an 
enlargement of the torus on which 
the gynaeceum rests; gynobas‘ic, 
applied to a style which adheres by 
its base to a prolongation upwards 
of the torus between carpels; Gyno- 
cid’‘ium, an error for GyMNocIDIUM; 
gynodioe’cious, dioecious, with some 
flowers hermaphrodite, others pistil- 
late only, on separate plants; gyno- 
dy’namus (dvvayis, power), applied 
to an organism where the female 
element is preponderant ; Gynoe’- 
cium = GyNaECEUM; Gynogamet- 
an’gium (yayérns, a spouse, dyyelov, 
a vessel), an organ in which female 
sexual cells are formed ; an arche- 
gonium; Gynogam’etes, egg-cells 
(McNab); Gynogam’etophore (dopéw, 
I carry), the female gametophore ; 
gynomonoe’cious, monoecious, with 
female and hermaphrodite flowers 
on the same plant ; Gynomonoe’cism 
is the condition ; Gy’nophore, Gyno- 
phor'ium (popéw, I carry), the stipe 
of a pistil; adj. gynophora’tus + 
gynophoria‘nus +; Gynophyl'ly 
(pUAXov, a leaf), virescence or phyl- 
lomorphy of the ovary ; Gy’nophyte 
(prov, a plant), the female plant 
in the sexual generation ; Gynos- 
teg’ium (créyos, a roof), the staminal 
crown in Asclepias ; Gynoteg’ium 
(réyos, a roof), the sheath or cover- 
ing of a gynaeceum of any kind; 
Gynoste’mium (crjyuwv, a stamen), 
the column of an Orchid, the androe- 
cium and gynaeceum combined. 
gyp’seus (Lat., plastered with lime), 
chalk-white, cretaceous. 
gyrate, gyra’‘tus (Lat.), curved into a 
circle, or circular; circinate. 
Gy’rolith (yipos, round, dldos, stone), 
the presumed fossil fruits of Chara ; 
Gy’roma (1) the annulus of Ferns ; 
(2) the button-like shield of Gyro- 
phora; gy’rose, gyro’sus, curved 
backward and forward in turn; 
Gy’rus (Lat., a circle) = GyRomaA, 
Hab'it, Habc'tus (Lat., appearance), 
the general appearance of a plant, 
whether erect, prostrate, climbing, 
etc. 
Habitat, Habita'tio (Lat., dwelling), 
(1) the kind of locality in which a 
plant grows, as woods, moors, etc.; 
(2) the geographic distribution or 
limits, now termed Loca.ity, or 
more precisely STaTION ; ~ Group, 
applied to those plants which have 
common habitats, though not re- 
lated, as Hatopuytss, Hypro- 
pPHYTES, and the like; ~ Ra’ces, 
used by Magnus for those heter- 
cecious Uredines, which are adapted 
to respective species of host 
(Tubeuf). 
Had’rome, a shortened form of Hadro- 
mes'tome (adpds, thick, ripe, strong, 
peords, filled), the xylem or woody 
portion of a vascular bundle ; con- 
sisting of the HypRome and part of 
the AmMyLomeE; together with the 
LeprTome it forms the Mgstomg. 
Hae’matein (alua, aluaros, blood), the 
colouring matter of Logwood ; hae- 
mati‘nus, haem’atites,-haematit’ic, 
haematit'icus, haematochro’os (xpws, 
atinge), blood-red; Haematochro’me 
(xp@ua, colour), Cohn’s term for the 
pigment of Haematococcus pluvialis, 
etc.; Haematox’ylin (fJAov, wood), 
the colouring matter of Logwood, 
Haematoxylon campechianum, 
Linn.; Haemorrha’gia (jayla, from 
piyybuat, to break forth), a disease in 
plants when the sap is ConsteEEly 
exuding through anexternal wound. 
Hair, an outgrowth of the epidermis, 
a single elongated ceil, or row of 
cells; ~ -point’ed, ending in a fine, 
weak point; ~ -shaped, filiform, 
very slender, as the ultimate divi- 
sions of the inflorescence of many 
grasses; Hair-breadth =CaPiLuvs ; 
Hair’iness, hirsute, more rigidly 
hairy than pubescent; hair’y, 
pubescence when the hairs are 
separately distinguishable. 
hal’berd-, or hal’bert-shaped, hastate; 
~-headed, means the same. 
Half (1) a moiety; one part of that 
which is divided into two equal 
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