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GLOSSAET. 



Amentum, a catkin or deciduous unisexual 



spike ; plants having catkins are A menti- 

 ferous. 

 Amnios, the fluid or semi-fluid matter in the 



embryo-sac. 

 Amorphous, without definite form. 

 Amphisaeca, an indehiscent multilocular fruit 



with a hard exterior, and pulp round the 



seeds, as seen in the Baobab. 

 Amphitropal, an ovule curved on itself, with 



the hilum in the middle. 

 Amplexicaul, embracing the stem over a large 



part of its circumference. 

 Ampulla, a hollow leaf, as in Utricularia. 

 Analogous,' when a plant strikingly resembles 



one of another genus, so as to represent it. 

 Anastomosis, union of vessels ; union of the 



final ramifications of the veins of a leaf 

 Anateopal or Anatropous, an inverted 



ovule, the hilum and micropyle being near 



each other, and the chalaza at the opposite 



end ; raphe present. 

 Anceps, two-edged. 



Andrcecium, the male organs of the flower. 

 Androgynous, male and female flowers on the 



same peduncle, as in some species of Carex. 

 Androphore, a stalk supporting the stamens, 



often formed by a union of the filaments. 

 Anemophilous, applied to plants fertilised by 



the agency of wind. 

 Aner, male or stamen, in composition, Andro 



and Androus. 

 Anfractuose, wavy or sinuous, as the anthers 



of Cucurbitacese. 

 Angienchyma, vascular tissue in general. 

 Angiocakpous, applied to Lichens having 



fructification in cavities of the thallus and 



opening by a pore. 

 Angiospermous, having seeds contained in a 



seed-vessel. 

 Angiosporous, Cryptogamic plants having 



spores contained in a theca or sporangium. 

 Anisos, in composition, means unequal. 

 Anisostemonous, stamens not equal in number 



to the floral envelopes, nor a multiple of them. 

 Annotinus, a year old. 



Annulus, a ring, applied to the elastic rim sur- 

 rounding the sporangia of some Ferns, also to 



a cellular rim on the stalk of the Mushroom, 



being the remains of the veil. 

 Anterior, same as inferior, when applied to 



the parts of the flower in their relation to the 



axis, part of a flower next the , bract or in 



front. 

 Anthela, the cymose panicle of Juncacese. 

 Anther, the part of the stamen containing 



pollen. 

 Antheridium, male organ in Cryptogamic 



plants, frequently containing moving fila- 

 ments. 

 Antherozoa, moving filaments in an antheri- 

 dium. 

 Anthesis, the opening of the flower. 

 Anthocarpous, applied to multiple, poly- 



gynoecial, or confluent fruits, formed by the 



ovaries of several flowers, 

 Anthodium, the capitulum or head of flowers 



of Composite plants. 

 Anthophore, a stalk supporting the inner floral 



envelopes, and separating them from the calyx. 

 Anthos, a flower, in composition, Antho; in 



Latin, Flos. 



Anthotaxis, tlie arrangement of the flowers 

 on the axis. 



Anticus, placed in front of a flower, as the lip 

 of Orchids ; Antkeree Antzc(s, anthers which 

 open on the surface next the centre of the 

 flower ; same as Introrse. 



Antitropal, applied to an embryo whose 

 radicle is diametrically opposite to the hilum. 



Aperispermic, without separate albumen ; same 

 as Exalbufninotis. 



Apetalous, without petals, in other words, 

 monochlamydeous. 



Aphyllous, without leaves. 



Apical, or Apicilak, at the apex ; often applied 

 to parts connected with the ovary. 



Apiculate, having an apiculus. 



Apiculus or Apiculum, a terminal soft point 

 springing abruptly. 



Aplanatic, applied to lenses in which spheri- 

 cal aberration is corrected. 



Apocarpous, ovary and fruit composed of nu- 

 merous distinct carpels. 



Apophysis, a swelling at the base of the theca 

 in some Mosses. 



Apothecium, the rounded shield-like fructifica- 

 tion of Lichens. 



Apterous, without wings. 



Arachnoid, applied to fine hairs so entangled 

 as to resemble a cobweb. 



Arche, in composition, means beginning. 



Archegonium, the young female cellular organ 

 in Cryptogamic plants. 



Archisperms, another name for gymnosperms. 



Arcuate, curved in an arched manner like a 

 bow. 



Areolate, divided into distinct angular spaces, 

 or Areola. 



Arillus and Akillode, an extra covering of 

 the seed, the former proceeding from the 

 placenta, as in Passion-flower, the latter from 

 the exostome, as in the Mace of Nutmeg. 



Arista, an awn, a long-pointed process, as in 

 Barley and many grasses, which are called 

 Aristate. 



Armature, the hairs, prickles, etc., covering 

 an organ. 



Articulated, jointed, separating easily and 

 cleanly at some point. 



Ascending, applied to a procumbent- stem, 

 which rises gradually from its base ; to ovules 

 attached a little above the base of the ovary ; 

 and to hairs directed towards the upper part 

 of their support. 



AsciDiUM, a pitcher or folded leaf, as in Ne- 

 penthes. 

 Ascus, a bag, applied to the thecse of Lichens 

 and other Cryptogams, containing sporidia or 

 spores. 

 Asperity, roughness, as on the leaves of Bora- 



ginaceae. 

 Atractenchyma, tissue composed of spindle- 

 shaped cells. 

 Ateopous or Ateopal, the same as Ortko- 



tropotts. 

 Aueiculate, having appendages, applied to 



leaves having lobes or leaflets at their base. 

 Awn and Awned, see Arista and Aristate. 

 Axil, the upper angle where the leaf joins the 



stem. 

 AxiLE or Axial, belonging to the axis. 

 Axillaey, arising from the axil of a leaf. 

 Axis, is applied to the central portion of the 



