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GLOSSARY AND INDEX. 



of a flower : see Dimerous, Trime- 

 rous, &c. 



Mesembryanthemacea3, 397. 



Me'socarp : tlie middle layer of a peri- 

 carp, 310. 



Mesophlciam : the middle bark or green 

 layer, 121. 



Mesophijllum : the parenchyma of a leaf 

 between the skin of the two sur- 

 faces. 



Metamorphosed: that which has under- 

 gone. 



Metamorphosis : the tx'ansformation of 

 one organ into another homologous 

 one, 228,231. 



Micropijh: the orifice of a seed, 298. 



Midrib : the central or main rib, 155 



Millcy juice, 49. 



Mimosea3, 413. 



Mineral constituents of plants, 179. 



Miniate : vcrmilion-color. 



Mitriform : mitre-shaped, 503. 



MoUugincai, 395. 



Monadclpbia, 513. 



MonadelplioHS : with filaments united 

 into a tube, or ring ; 280, fig. 462. 



Monandria, 512. 



Mondndious : with a single stamen, 279. 



Hfondnthoiis : one-flowered. 



Monlliform ; necklace-shaped ; cylin- 

 drical and contracted at intervals. 



Monimiacere, 382. 



Monkey-bread, 399. 



Mono-, in Greek compounds : one or 

 single. 



Monociirpellarij : of one carjDel. 



Monocdrpic, or monocdrpian : once-fruit- 

 ing, 101. 



Monocc'phaloHs : bearing a single liead. 



Monochlamydeous ; with a single floral 

 envelope ; i. e. apetalous, 260. 



Monoclinoiis : hermaphrodite. 



Monocoiijle'donous : one-cotvledoncd, 79, 

 326. 



Monocotyledons or Monocotylcdonous 

 l^lants, 113, 326, 370, 482. 



Monoecia, 513. 



Monoecious : stamens and pistils in sep- 

 arate flowers on the same individ- 

 ual, 262. 



Monogamia, 516. 



Monogynia, 515. 



Hfondiji/iioas: with onepistil orstyle, 287. 



MonoicoHS : same as monoecious. 



Mondmerous : the parts of the flower 

 single, 234. 



Monope'lalons : one-petalled, but it is 

 used for gamopetalous, viz. petals 

 more or less united into one body, 

 249, 275. 



Monopfiyllous : one-leaved, of one piece, 

 275. 



Mondpterous : one-winged. 



Monopyrenous : one-stoned. 



Monosepalous : the calyx of one piece, 

 249. 



Monospe'rmous : one-seeded. 



Mondsticlious : in one vertical rank, 

 134. 



ifondsli/lons : with one style. 



Monotropcai, or Monotropaceaj, 440. 



Monster, monstrous (430) : developed in 

 an unnatural manner. 



Morpliine, 57. 



Morphologi/, 14, 60, 224. 



Mdrphosis : tlie manner of development. 



ifoscliaie • e.-ihaling the odor of musk. 



Moulds, 65. 



Mucilage: dissolved vegetable jelly, or 

 dextrine, 65, 193. 



Mitcilariinous, mucose, or mucous: slimy. 



Mncro: a short, sharp point. 



Mucronate: abruptly tipped with a mu- 

 cro; 162, fig. 276, 231. 



Muerdnulaie : tipped with a minute mu- 

 cro. 



Mulberry, 475. 



l^fule : a hybrid. 



MuUancjular : many-angled. 



il/»//i-, in Latin derivatives ; many; as, 



Midiictpital (miilticeps) ; many-headed; 

 where several buds or shoots pro- 

 ceed from the crown of one root. 



^fultifarious : many-sided. 



Slull'ijid: many-cleft, 159. 



ifiiUiJldrous : many-flowered. 



^[nhijurjaie : in many pairs. 



Multildcular : many-celled. 



Multiple : compound. 



Multiple fruits, 309, 318. 



Mullisdrial : in several horizontal ranks. 



Multiseplate : many-partitioned. 



Miiricate ■ rough with short and hard 

 points. 



llfiiriculate : minutely muricate. 



MusaceiE, 490. 



Muscardine, 508. 



Muscariforni : ffrush-shaped. 



Mu^ci (Mosses), 502. 



Musci/onn : moss-like. 



Muscoloiji/: the department of Botany 

 which treats of Mosses. 



Mustard, 389. 



Mi'dicous : pointless ; blunt. 



Mijce'lium, 507. 



Mi/cdlogij, or Mt/cetdlogi/ : the depart- 

 ment of Botany which treats of 

 Fungi. 



Mycropyle : see Micropyle. 



Myricaceae, 477. 



MyrsinacetB, 443. 



Myristicaceae, 383. 



Myrrh, 407. 



Myrtacece, 418. 



