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GLOSSARY 



Monoqynous, having but one pistil. 

 Monoitou*, having the stamiimte and 



pistillate fioweis distinct, but on the 



same plant. 

 Monoicouslu polygamous, having the per 



feet and imperfect flowers ontlie same 



plant. 

 Monopetulous, having but one petal ; or 



rather the petals more or less unfed 



into one (gamopetalous, DC). 

 Monophyllous, consisting of a single leaf. 

 Monosepalous, consisting of one sepa* 



with the widest part above the mid- 

 dle, and tapering gradually to the 

 baft, 



Oblique, a position between horizontal 

 and erect; also descriptive of the 

 base of a leaf, &c. when it is unequal, 

 or produced on oi, e side. 



Oblong, longer than wide, with parallel 

 or nearly parallel sides. 



Obovule, inversely «.vate,— or with the 

 broadest end above. 



Obovoid, inversely oVqW, 



— or rather the sepals more or less Obsolete, indistinct, ajff worn out. 

 united into one (gurnoscpalous, DC). Obtuse, blunt, or rounded. 



Mucronate, having a small point project- Obversely, turned contrary to the usual 

 ing from an obtuse end ; usually the position. 



prolongation of the midrib, In leaves. Ochren (plural, Ochre§fr. a membranous 



Multifid, many. cleft ; cut into numerous stipular sheath; as found in Polj£D» 

 segments. num, Cyperus, &< . 



Muricute, armed or covered with short Qc/rrafcttCOWSj yellow uh-white, or cream- 

 spreading ]H>iuis, or acute excres- 1 colored. 



Octandrout, having eight stamens. 



Odd pinnate leaf, ha v fog the leaflets in 

 pairs, wiili a terminal odd one. 



Opaque, not transparent. 



Opercular, opening like a lid that is fix- 

 ed by a hm e a! oi )e 8 jde. 



Opposite, standing directly acainst each 

 other, or at the sai„e height, on oppo- 

 site Fides of the Mem. 

 &c. a verticil of flowers without [Orbicular, circular a i?d flat, like a coin ; 

 bracts, or leaves,— and an umbel with- the length and breadth equal and the 



canoes. 



Mutic, awnless; the opposite of awncd, 

 and mucronate. 



Naked, destitute of the usual covering, or 

 appendage;— as a stem without leasts, 

 or 8Cdles,-i-leaves without pubes- 

 cence,— a corolla without a calyx, or 

 crown,— seeds without pericarp,— a 

 receptacle without chaffybrarts, hairs. 



out an involucre, <5cc. 

 Natural Order, Family or Tribe, an asso 

 ciation of kindred genera; or of plains 

 which are nearly related in their Orchidetms, belonging to, or resembling 

 structure, and most important char- plants of the Orchis tribe. 



Circuifffen nee an tven circular line ; 

 applied to leaves, '-r flatted bodies.— 

 See Terete. 



Order, the second division, i>r branch, in 

 a systematic arrangement: a groupe 

 of kindred natural objects. 



Oval, longer than broad, with the two 

 ends of equal breaoih and curvature, 

 ami the sides cuivin^ from end to 

 end. 



Ovary, the embryo fruit, or base of the 

 pistil, containnc tl, e ovules, or rudi- 

 ments of the fm m «. seeds. 



Ovate, flat, with the online of a longitu- 

 dinal section of an e ec ;— as leaves.&c. 



\Ovcle lanceolate, lanceolate, inclining to 



actcrs. 

 Nectariferous, bearing nectar or honey. 

 Nectary, that portion of a flower which 



produces honey ; a term heretofore 



applied to any appendage of a flower 



which seemed to be supernumerary. 

 Nerved, having nerves, or coarse rib like 



longitudinal fibres. 

 Nervesj rib-like fibres (in leaves, &c.) 



which extend from the base to, or to- 

 wards, the apex. 

 Neutral flower, having neither stamen 



nor pistil. 

 Nodding, turning downwards ; somewhat ovate. 



drooping. Ovute-oblon*, oblonp, with an ovate dila- 



Node, the knot, or solid and often tumid tation near the bate,— or the ovate 



joint of a stem, or branch. form lengthened out 



Nodose, having numerous nodes or joints- Ovoid, cgsr-shapid; terete, and swelling 

 Nuciform. nut-like; rcsemblinefa nut. \ towards the base.--or with the out- 

 Nucleus, a central body ; the kernel of line of an entire ec* ; as fruits. &c. 



a nut. Ovoid-oblong, the ovoid form lengthened 



Nut, a seed inclosed in a hard shell. out. 



06, a preposition which inverts the usu- Ovules, the rudiments of seeds, contain- 



al meaning of the word to which it is ed in the ovary, or embryo fruit. 



prefixed. \Palate , a prominence in the lower lip of 



Obcompressed akenes, (in compound flow-i a personate corolla. 



ers) compressed, with the greatest Palea (plural, Palea), chaff; a term ap- 



diameter from richt to left, or with plied to the inner floral covering of 



the flat side to the front, or periph- 

 ery. 

 Oocentc, conic with the apex downwards. 



the grasses (corolla of Linn.) 

 Paleaceous, chaffy ; of a chaffy texture ;-or 

 furnished with chaffy scales. 



ObcordaU x heart-form, with the sinus at Palmate, han.l-shaped; deeply divided, 



i*. _•.,! tU n r\ n nt*. \\><ml f\.\'ltlt at With t \\ a •*> (T tYt « ft f O Kam«>1«* nnnnl n r\ A 



summit, and the narrowed point at 

 the place of insertion. 

 Oblanceolate, inversely lanceolate,— or 



with the segments nearly equal and 

 spreading like finders on the open 

 hand. 



