GLOSSARY. 



Abortion. Imperfect or iion-de\elo|imeiil of a 



part. 

 Aehene or akcne. A dry, hard, l-relled and 



l-seeded iiididii^cent tiuit. 

 Acuminate. 'I'apcrinj;- l(i a I'atlier lung point. 

 Acute. U'ith a. sliort siiarp jxiiid". 

 Adnate. Closely united 'H- griiwini; to (liter- 

 ally " born with " I . 

 .Tlstivation. The arrangement of the parts of 



a flower in the hiid. 

 Albumen. Xntriti\e material surrounding 



the etnbryn in ^mne seeds. 

 Albrunenoiis. Furni^ln-il w itli albumen. 

 Alternate. Xot opposite; ap|)lied to lea\es 



and flowers. 

 Anient. A spike of unisexual llowers, each 



subtended by a bract; a catkin. 

 Ampliitro])im^. Said of ;i straight ovule or 



seed when Inilf in\'erte<l. 

 Anatropous. Said of str;iiglit o\ides or seeds 



when inverteil. the miiaopylc being near the 



liilum. 

 AndrC)gynous. Said uf an inllorivscnce com- 

 posed of both staminate and pistilhite 



flowers. 

 Angiospermous. Ha\dng .^eeds l)()rne in a 



closed pericarp. 

 Anther. The portion of a stauuni which con- 

 tains the pollen. 

 Anthesis. The time of the opening of a 



flo"wer. 

 Apetahurs. Without petals or condla. 

 Apiculate. With a short iiointeil tip. 

 Arcuate. Curved. 

 Aril. An appendage growing ab.mt the liilum 



of a seed. 

 Aristate. Terminating in an awn or bristle. 

 Articulated, .bdned by a mo)-e or less easily 



separable juint. 

 Ascending, (irowing opwiird. 

 Auritailate. Furnisla'd ;it base with ear-like 



lobes. 

 Atteiunite. Trmg-t ape ring. 

 Awn. A bristle-like a|i|iendage. 

 Awned. Furnished with awns. 

 Axil. The upper angle between the leaf and 



the stem nr branch which bears it. 

 Axilhir\'. <>f m- from the a.xil. 

 Axile. 'Situ;i(i'(l in the axil. 

 Baccate. ]!riiy-l ike ^\■ith Meshy |ml]i. 

 Berry. A fruit with wholly- |ndpy iierie;irp. 

 Bifid'. i->-\cit. 



Biiiinuate. 'r\vice pinuat(dy compouml. 

 Bract. Altcri'd scale-like leaf of an infor- 



esi'cncc. 

 Bracth't. Diminutive of bract, a secondary 



bract. 



l!racteate. Furnished witli bracts, 

 j'.racteolate. Furnished with braetlets. 

 (';olucous. Falling vi-yy early — earlier than 



deciduous. 



(alyx. The outer of the two series of floral 



envelopes. 

 ( ':ilyx-tnl]c. The tube formed Ijv the union 



of the se])als. 

 ( 'ampanulate. Bell-shajied. 

 Campylotro]ions. S:ud of an ovnle or seed 



wliich is (airved. so tlnit the micropyle and 



liikim are lu-ar together. 

 Canescent. llo.ir\- with a whitish puliescence. 

 Capitate. Forming a liead. 

 Capsular, i'crlaining to a eapsule. 

 Capsule. A diy dehiscent frnit formeil from 



two or more ejupels. 



('arimite. Ibning ;i keel-liki' ncilial riilge. 

 Carped. _V sinijfle pistil or (dcnnait of a eom- 



])ouiid ])istil. 

 Car|iellary. Of or belonging to a car]iel. 

 (.'arnncle. ^Vii appinidage at the liilum of a 



seed. 

 Catkin. An anient. 



Caudate. With a tail-like :ip|i(mdage. 

 Chalaza. 'The point of attachment of an 



o\nle or seed with its coiits. 

 Chartaccons. lla\'ing ;i paper-like texture, 

 (.'iliate. Fringed \\'ith small hairs on margin 



like miniature eye-lashes. 

 Ciliolate. iMiiiutely ciliate. 

 Cinereous. Of an asli-gray color. 

 Ciridnate. Coiled from the top down. 

 Cla\'ate. (luli-shaped. 

 Cleistogamous. Fertilized in thi' Inul. 

 (daw. The narrow stalk-like base of petal, 



sepal, etc. 

 (deft. Cut abnut to the middle. 

 Coccus. (pi. coci-i 1 One of the portirms into 



which a lolied frnit with 1-seeded cells 



s)dits. 

 Cochleate. Spiral; like a snail-shell. 

 Columella. The persistent axis of some cap- 

 sules, etc. 

 Coma. The hairs at the end of s(Uiie seeds. 

 C(jniose. Furnisheil with a c(nna. 

 Com|)onnd. Con)]iosed of two or more similar 



paits. 

 Compressed. Flattened laterally. 

 ( 'cnidu|dicatc. Fohlcd togcthin' lengthwise, 

 ('oinnite. I'nited or grown fugctlier. 

 Cfinnecti\e. Tlie |H>rtion of a stamen wdiich 



emmccts tlic anttcr-(Mdls. 

 CoiMiivenf. < Vnnii'g in cont;U't. 

 ( 'cni\-olute. Ihdlcd tog.dher lengthwise. 

 Cord;ite. Tle;irt-shaped. 

 ( nriaceous. Leather-like in texture. 



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