Vesicula 
vinicolor 
cavity ; (2) Grew’s term for CELL; 
multinu’cleated ~, peculiar bodies 
found in the hyphae of the endo- 
phytic Fungus of the prothallus of 
Lycopodium clavatum, Linn. (Lang) ; 
Vesi’cula Am’nios, ~ Colliquamen'ti, 
the embryo-sac (Lindley); ~ 
sporoph’ora, the sporophore of a 
Fungus ; vesiculaeform’is (forma, 
shape), bladder-shaped ; vesic’ular, 
vesicular’is, vesicula’tus, composed 
of vessels; ~ Ves’sels, laticiferous 
cells ; vesic’ulose, vesiculo’sus, vesi- 
culous, as if composed of little 
bladders. 
ves’pertine, vesperti’nus (Lat., per- 
taining to the evening), appearing 
or expanding in the evening. 
Ves’sel, a duct or articulated tube 
rendered continuous by the more 
or less complete absorption of the 
intervening transverse walls. 
Ves’tibule (vestibulum, a fore court), 
a chamber above the stoma formed 
by the depression of the guard- 
cells, and growth of the cells 
round them, as in Cycas. 
Ves’tige (vestigiwm, a footstep), the 
remaining trace of an organ which 
was fully developed in some ances- 
tral form ; adj. vestig’ial. 
Vex’il (Crozier) = VEXILLUM; vex’- 
iar, vewillar’is (vexillum, a 
standard), pertaining to the VEx- 
ILLUM ; vexil’lary, (1) a form of 
inflorescence in which the vexil- 
lum is folded over the other petals ; 
(2) employed by Plateau, to denote 
the giving an attractive signal 
insects ;~ Aestiva’tion, peculiar to 
papilionaceous flowers ; vexil’late, 
verilla’tus, bearing a standard or 
vexillum ; Vexil’lum, the standard 
or large posterior petal of a papil- 
ionaceous flower. 
viable (Fr., viable, likely to live), 
used of seed which is capable of 
germinating ; Viabil'ity, the possi- 
bility of growth. 
viat‘ical (maticus, pertaining to a 
road), applied to those plants 
which grow by the roadside or 
path. 
vi'bratile (Fr., vibratile), capable of 
vibration, motion to and fro. 
Vib'rio, pl. Vib’riones (vibro, I quiver), 
minute thread-like bacteria; 
vib’rioid (eldos, resemblance), like 
a vibrio; ~ Bod‘ies, special struc- 
tures, slender, cylindric, and of 
sharply definite outlines in the 
superficial layer of cytoplasm of 
some Algae (Swingle); Vib’rogen, 
(gen. root of gigno, I produce), sub- 
epidermal tissue of thin walled par- 
enchymatous cells with a large 
amount of chlorophyll, which seems 
to play an important part in the 
movements of tendrils (Penhallow), 
Vibris’sae, pl. (Lat., hairs of the 
nostrils), the sensitive hairs of 
Dionaea (Boulger). 
vica’rious (vicarius, substituted), sup- 
plying the place or function of 
some other organ (Crozier). 
vice’ni (Lat., twenty each), in 
twenties. 
Vic'inin (vicia, a vetch) a principle 
from Lathyrus sativus, Linn. 
Vigil'ia (Lat., keeping watch) or 
Vigil'‘iae Flor‘um, periods durin 
which certain plants open an 
close their flowers. 
Vil'li, pl. of Vil’lus (Lat., a shaggy 
hair), long weak hairs; villiferus 
( fero, I bear), bearing villi; vil'li- 
form (forma, shape), resembling 
villi (Crozier); vil/lose, villo’sus, 
villous, bearing villi; Villos’ity, 
shagginess, a coating of long weak 
hairs, 
Vi'men (Lat., a switch), a long flexible 
shoot; vi'menal, vimena'lis, con- 
sisting of twigs; vimin’eous, -neus, 
bearing long and flexible twigs. 
vina’ceous, vina’ceus (vinum, wine, + 
aceus), wine-colour, purplish red. 
Vine, (1) the plant which bears grapes, 
Vitis vinifera, Linn. ; (2) in the 
United States applied to any 
trailing or climbing stem, or 
runner; vinea’lis (Lat.), growing 
in vineyards. 
Vin’egar-plant, or mother-of-vinegar, 
Mycoderma Aceti, Desmaz. 
vinic’olor (vinum, wine, color, colour), 
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