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Eamelli, small portions of a ramulus or branch, 



usually differing* in structure from it. 

 Scutate, shaped like a shield. 

 Septa, bands, partitions. 

 Segments, divisions of the fronds. 

 Subulate, awl-shaped. 

 Striae, streaks, narrow markings. 

 Stipes, the stem of a leafy frond. 

 Terminal, ac the end. 

 Triparted, divided into three parts. 

 Quarternate, arranged in fours. 

 Zoned, marked by rings. 



Intermediate characters are expressed by the "di- 

 minutive sitb, prefixed to a word ; as sub-spherical, 

 not quite sphere - shaped — or by combining two 

 adjectives together; as gelatinoso- cartilaginous, of 

 a partly gelatinous and cartilaginous substance. 



