BOTANICAL TEKMINOLOGY. 



Abnormal. A departure from the or- 

 dinary structure. 



Abortive. Not arriving at perfection. 



Abrupt Leaf. A pinnate leaf, with 

 no terminal leaflet. 



Abrupt Root. Where the end appears 

 broken or bitten off. 



Acaukscent. Stemless. 



Acerose. Needle-formed. 



Achenium. A one-celled carpel, with 

 a dry, indehiscent pericarp. 



Achlamydeous. Wanting floral en- 

 velopes. 



Acine. A grain or globule of a com- 

 pound fruit. 



Acotykdonous. Without cotyledons. 



Acrogens. Flowerless plants, with 

 stems growing from the apex, and 

 having leaves. 



Aculeate. Armed with prickles. 



Acuminate. Sharp-pointed. 



Acute. Terminating in an angle ; 

 not rounded. 



Adnate. Adherent ; growing toge- 

 ther. 



JEstivation. The manner in which 

 the floral envelopes are folded in 

 the bud. 



Aigret. A pnppus or coma. 



Albumen. The farinaceous, fleshy, 

 or horny deposit around the em- 

 bryo. 



Albuminous. Furnished with albu- 

 men. 



Alburnum. Sap wood. 



Alternate. Placed oppositely, but at 

 different heights. 



Alveolate. Deeply pitted, like a ho- 

 ney-comb. 



Anient. Catkin, a spike with scaly 

 bracts crowded together on a ra- 

 chis. 



Amphitropous. Straight ovules, with 

 the chalaza at one end, the apex at 

 the other, and the hilum between. 



Amplexicaul. Embraci ng the stem . 



Anatropous. An inverted ovule. 



Anastomosing. The joining of ves- 

 sels and fibres, so as to form a net- 

 work. 



Ancipital. Two-edged. 



Andrcecium. The staminate system 

 of a flower. 



Androgynous. See Monoecious. 



Angular. Having angles. 



Annual. Lasting one year. 



Annulated. Ringed. 



Anterior. The side of a flower next 

 the leaf or bract from which it 

 springs. 



Anther. The case or cell containing 

 the pollen. 



Antheridium. Organ of fructifica- 

 tion in mosses. 



Anthocarpus. Collective or com- 

 pound fruit. 



Apetalous. A flower without petals. 



Apex. The summit, or upper end. 



Aphyllous. Without leaves. 



Apophysis. A process from the base 

 of the theca in mosses. 



Apothecium. The shield in lichens 

 containing the sporules. 



Appendages. As thorns, tendrils, &c. 



Appressed. Closely applied. 



Approximate. Growing near. 



Apterous. Without wings. 



Aquatic. Belonging to the water. 



Arachnoid. Having interwoven hairs, 

 like a cobweb. 



Arborescent. Becoming woody ; tree- 

 like. 



Areolate. Divided into angular 

 spaces. 



