GLOSSAEY. 



A (as a prefix) : without or destitute of; as Apetalous, without petals. 



Aberrant: departing or wandering from the type or usual form. 



Abnormal : of unusual or unnatural form or structure. 



Abortion : non-development. 



Abortux : not developing ; or if so, but slightly. 



Abruptly pinnate : having a pair of terminal leaflets. 



Acaiilescent : without an evident stem. 



Accessory : added to ; as Accessory buds. 



Acerose : needle-like. 



Achenium : a dry, indehiseent, one-seeded, seed-like fruit. 



Achlamydcous : without any perianth. 



Acicular: finely needle-shaped. 



Aeotyledoiious: destitute of cotyledons. 



Arrocarpous Mosses: those bearing the fruit at the apex of the stem. 



Acrogen : top-grower ; as Ferns, Mosses, etc. 



Acrogaious : growing at the top. 



Acropclal : towards, or approaching the top. 



Acukate : having prickles. 



Acumimilc : with a sharp, drawn-out point. 



Acute: sharp-pointed. 



Adelphous: united; as filaments of stamens. 



Adherent : growing together of diflerent parts ; as calyx and ovary. 



Adnaie : growing fast to a different organ or part. 



Aduatc anther : attached by its whole length to the apex of the 



filament. 

 Adnation : the growing fast, or together, of dififerent parts or organs. 

 Adventitious: appearing at an unusual place. 

 Ailivntire: accidentally introduced, but hardly naturalized. 

 JEeidiospore : a spore of the jEcidiam. .ikadial stage of certain 



Fungi. 

 JEcidium : the first stage (formerly considered a genus) in the 



development of the Cluster-cup Fungi (Uredinese). 

 Aerial: not growing on or in the soil; deriving nourishment from 



the air. 

 Aerophj/tes: aerial phmts ; epiphvtes. 



^J^Kfiva'tion, or Prmfloration : arrangement of the parts in a flower-bud. 

 Apiidty : close and natural relationship. 

 Aggregate: collected together. 



Air plants : those deriving nourishment wholly from the air. 

 Akene: achenium. 



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