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Legumin. A vegetable principle 

 analogous to the casein of milk. 



Lenticular. Shaped like a lentil. 



Liber. The innermost layer of bark. 



Lignin. A vegetable principle found 

 in woody fibre. 



Ligule. An appendage shaped like 

 a strap. 



Ligulate. Strap-shaped; usually ap- 

 plied to one of the kinds of florets 

 of compound flowers. 



Liliaceous. Having a corolla like a 

 lily. 



Limb. The spreading part of the 

 petal of a monopetalous corolla. 



Linear. Narrow and long. 



Lineate. Marked with lines. 



Linguiform. Tongue-shaped. 



Lobes. Rounded divisions. 



Loculicidal. The dehiscence of the 

 component carpels of a compound 

 fruit, by the dorsal suture. 



Lodicufa. Small scales around the 

 flower in the grasses. 



Loment. A jointed legume. 



Loose. Open ; not compact. 



Lunate. Crescent-shaped. 



Lunulate. A diminutive of lunate. 



Lurid. Of a dull, deathly hue. 



Lyrate. Pinnatifid, having the upper 

 segments largest. 



Marcescent. Persistent, but withering. 



Marginated. Where the margin is 

 marked and distinct. 



Margin. The circumference or edge. 



Mealy. Covered with a white powder. 



Medullary. Relating to the pith. • 



Membranaceous or Membranous. Of 

 the texture of membrane. 



Mericarp. Haifa cremocarp, a fruit 

 of an umbelliferous plant. 



Micropyle. Foramen or scar of an 

 ovule. 



Midrib. The main rib of a leaf, ex- 

 tending, from the base to the apex. 



Mitriform. Having two terminal di- 

 visions, like a mitre. 



Monadelphous. Stamens united in 

 one set. 



Monandrous. Having one stamen. 



Moniliform. Necklace-shaped. 



Monocarpous. Bearing but one fruit, 

 or bearing but once. 



Monochlamydeous. When calyx only 

 is present. 



Monocotyledonous. Having but one 

 cotyledon. 



Monazcious. Having stamens and 

 pistils in different flowers, but on 

 the same plant. 



Monogynous. Having but one style. 



Monopetalous. Where the corolla is 

 of one piece. 



Monopkyllous. One- lea fed. 



Monosepalous. Calyx in one piece. 



Monospermous. One-seeded. 



Mucronate. Having a rounded end, 

 tipped with a prickle. 



Multifid. Many-cleft. 



Muricate. Having short rigid ex- 

 crescences. 



Muticous or Mutic. Pointless ; awn- 

 less. 



Mutilated. Not produced in a perfect 

 form. 



Naked. Wanting a covering analo- 

 gous to that of other species. 



Napiform. Turnip-shaped. 



Natant. Swimming ; floating. 



Navicular. Boat-shaped. 



Neck. The crown of a root. The 

 upper part of the tube of a co- 

 rolla. 



Nectary. The part of a flower secre- 

 ting honey. 



Needle-shaped. Linear, rigid, taper- 

 ing to a point. 



Nerved. Having rib-like fibres. 



Netted. Having reticulated -fibres. 



Neutral. Having neither stamens nor 

 pistils. 



Node. A knot ; the projection from 

 which leaves arise. 



Normal. Regular in structure. 



Nucleus. Kernel ; the substance of 

 a seed or ovule. 



Nut. A one-celled, and one-seeded 

 fruit, arising from a two or more 

 celled and seeded ovule. 



Nutant. Nodding; partially droop- 

 ing. 



Obcordate. Reversed heart-shaped. 

 Oblique. Not symmetrical, one side 



as it were cut off obliquely. 

 Oblong. Much longer than broad. 



