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Glos 



SSAEY. 



Corolla. The inner of the two series of floral 



envelojies. 

 C'oryni3>. A form ef flow pr-i-in-'tt'r wiiirU i-^ 



tlat-toppeil and the --e*[uenfe of floweiini,' is 



from the margin inward, and the out^'r 



pedicels longest. 

 Corymlxise. Arranged in i-ovyndis. 

 Cotyledon. A seetldeaf or rudimentary leaf 



of an emliryo. 

 Crenate. Scalloped. 

 Crentilate. Finely orenatc. 

 Cnneate. Wedge-shaped. 



Cuspidate. I'ijiped ^^'ith a sharp rigid judnt. 

 Cyme. A form of Ilo\\'er-clnster tisiuUly 



flattened alio\"c \\itli the sequence td' flo\\-er- 



iiig from within outward and the outer 



pedicels htngi'st. 

 Cymose. T'earing cymes, or in cymes. 

 Deciduous. Xdt ]iersistent; falling a\\"a\". 

 IJecompunnd. ^^or^^ than i^nee comjiound. 

 Dectunlient. lt(.'clining hut "with asuending 



top. 

 Decurrent. Said of hM\rs where the hlade 



runs down on the petiole. 

 Decussate. Said of op|M;isite leaxes when the 



successive ]Mirs are arranged at right 



ai]gles to each cdiier. 

 Deflc-ved. Bent ahrn})tly downward. 

 Dehiscent. Opening, as of an antlicr or cap- 

 sule, to emit contents. 

 Deltonl. Of the shape of the ca[dtal Creek 



letter J)elta. 

 Dentate. 1'oothed, with pointed teeth di- 

 rected outward. 

 Denticulate. Diminuti\'c of dentate. 

 Diadelplious. Said of stamens wdiich have 



tilaments united into two sets. 

 Diandrous. Having two stamens. 

 Dichotomous. Branching regularly in jiairs. 

 Dicotyledonous. Having two cotyledons. 

 Didynions. Twin, ;. c, in pair.s. 

 Didynamnus. Said of stamens to indicate 



tA\"0 pairs id" unecpntl Jcngtli. 

 Digitate. Said of an arrangement, as of 



leaflets. snggesti\-e id' the lingers of one's 



hand. 

 Dimorphous. Of t^co forms. 

 Diceciotrs. With staminate and pistillate 



flowers on dilVerent ]dants. 

 Discoid. rh'seniMing or pertaining to a ilis]<. 

 Disk. A devchi]aiient of the reeeptacle of 



some flowers at the hase id' a pistil. 

 Dissepiment. The partition of an o\"ar^' or 



ca|isule. 

 Distichous. Arranged in two \-ei'tical ranks. 

 Distinct. Se|iarate frnni eaih other. 

 Divaricate. Widely di\ergellt. 

 Dorsal. Peitaining to the hack, as of the 



outer a llgle n\ a el l|ieh 



Dnipaeeoiis. Ueseiniiling a driij^e. 



Dru])e. A sini|ile indehiseent fruit with 



fleshy exteiiiir (jieriearpi and Imny iisii;i|l\- 



1-seeded inteidor (endocarp) ; as a plum or 



pe.ach. 

 Drtipelet. niminnti\e ul' drupe. 

 Duet. An elongated eell nr Inhe fnnnd in 



woody stems. 

 Echinate. Co\ered with jirickles. 



Eglandnlar. \Vithont glands. 



Elliptical. "With the outline of an ellipse. 



l-hnarginate. Slightl.\ laitehed at apex. 



Endnyo. 'I'he rudimentary plant while in the 

 seed. 



Endocarp. The inner ]iortion of a pericarp. 



Endogenous. Said id' the stems of |)lants 

 which increase in thiekne^s hy a growth 

 within — md extermil layer-. 



Entire. .Said of lea^"es. etc.. w hen the nutrgin 

 is not notched or toothed. 



Epicarp. The thin outer layer of a pericarp. 



Epig;\-nous. Borne upon the ovary. 



Epipetalous. Borne upon the |ietals. 



E}nphyte. Said of plants growing npion other 

 plants hut not deriving nourishment from 

 them. 



Eijnitant. Astride. Said of leaves wdiicli en- 

 fold each other in two ranks. 



Erose or Errodcd. Irregular, as though 

 gnawed. 



Exalbnmenons. "\"\'ithout; alhumen. 



Exeurrent. Extending beyond the apex. 



Exfoliating. Cleaving off. as of the outer 

 layers of bark. 



Exoearp. The outer layer of a |iericarp. 



Exogenous. Said of stems ^\hich increase in 

 thickness by the growth of layers outside 

 of the wood and inside of the bark. 



Exserted. Projecting beyond the surrounding 

 organs. 



Exstipulate. Without stipules. 



Extrorse. Said of anthers wdiiclr open out- 

 ward. 



Falcate. Seyt he-shaped, 



I'asciele. A bundle or cluster. 



Fasciculate. Arranged in fascicles. 



Farinose. Covered with meal-like powder. 



I-'eather-veined. With veins projecting from 

 midrib suggestive of a feather. 



i'astigiate. Said of branches which are erect 

 and near together. 



Ferruginous. Bust-colored. 



Fertile. Said of Uowers i or the branches 

 which bear them) producing seeds or fruit. 



Fibro-vascular. Containing woodv fibres and 

 ducts. 



Filament. The ]iortion of a stamen support- 

 ing the anther; a thread-like sulistanee. 



Filamentous or Eilamentose or Filiform. 

 'Fhread-like or composed of threads. 



Findjriate. With fringed ntargin. 



Fistular or Fistulose. Ilolhnv like a tube. 



Flabellate. Fan-sha]ied. 



Flaeeid. Fax. not rigid. 



l''leshy. Sik-culeid, juicy. 



Fle\no-e. Zigzag or siiumus. 



Floccose. Covered with soft \\oolly hair. 



Foliaceous. Of a leaf-like nature. 



Foliate, llaxing lea\es. 



Foliolate. Ibniiig leaflets (the number 

 iisuall) iiidieated by a preliN I , 



Follicle. .\ pod dehiseenl along the veidral 

 sill ore oiih". 



Follicular. Similar to a folliele, 



F"'ree, Xot adiiate to another organ. 



Friable. Breaking ca-ily. 



Frutesccnt or Fruticose. Of a sliruhbv nature. 



