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GLOSSAEY. 



Amorphoris; without definite form. 

 Amplexicaul; embracing or clasping the 

 stem. 



Am2')hUropous ovule ; when it is half in- 

 Terted and stands across the apex of the 

 stalk or funiculus. 



Amylaceous; starch-like. 



Analogue. A body or organ resembling, 

 substituted for, or equivalent to, another 

 body or organ. 



Anastomosing; applied to branching ves- 

 sels which inosculate, or unite again, like 

 net-work. 



Andtropous ovule or seed. Turned ; 

 inverted on the funiculus, so that the ori- 

 fice or apex points towards the placenta. 



Anc'ipital; two-edged; somewhat flatted 

 with opposite edges. 



AndroEcium ; a term employed to designate 

 the staminate portion of a flower ; the 

 stamens or fertilizing organs in the ag 

 gregate. 



Andt'ogynous; having staminate and pistil- 

 late flowers distinct, but on the same 

 spike, or piant. 



Angiospermous ; having the seeds con- 

 tained in a distinct pericarp or seed- 

 vessel. 



Angulate; having angles, or corners, most- 

 ly of a determinate number. 



Aanotinous; applied to leaves, &c., which 

 are annual, or renewed every year. 



Annual; living or enduring but one year. 



Annular; in the form of a ring. 



Annulate; having a ring, or belt. 



Anomalous; not according to rule or sys- 

 tem ; forming an exception to usual aj)- 

 pearances, or structure. 



Anterior; in front,— as that part of a flower 

 next to the bract, or farthest from the 

 axis of inflorescence. 



Anther. The knob, or capsule, containing 

 the pollen, — usually supported on a fila 

 ment. 



Anther'iferous; bearing Anthers. 

 Antrbrse or antrorseljj; pointing forwards, 



or upwards. 

 Apetalous; destitute of petals; not having 



a corolla. 



Apex; the summit, upper or outer end. 

 Aphyllous; destitute of leaves. 

 Ap'iculate; tipt with a minute abrupt 

 point. 



Appendiculate; having some appendage 

 anr.exed. 



Appressed ; pressed to, or lying close 

 against. 



Approximate; growing or situated near 



each other. 

 Aq%t,atic; growing naturally in water, or in 



wet places. 

 Arachnoid; resemblins a spider's web. 

 Arhorescent; approaching the size or height 



of a tree. 



Arcuate; curved, or bent like a bow. 

 Areola, A small cavity,— as in the base 

 of ssme akenes. 



Arid; dry, as if destitute of sap. 



Arillate; having an arillus. 



Arillus. An expansion of tlie fujiicnius 

 or seed stalk, forming a loose (and often 

 fleshy) coating of the seed. 



Aristate; awned; having awns, or bristle- 

 like processes. 



Armed; having thorns or prickles. 



Aromatic; having a spicy flavor or fra- 

 grance. 



Articulated; jointed ; connected by jointa, 



or places of separation. 

 Articidations. Joints; the places a' 



which articulated members are sepa 



rable. 



Ascending; rising from the ground ot 

 liquely. 



Assurgent; rising in a curve from a declia 

 ed base. 



Attenuated; tapering gradually until it be- 

 comes slender. 



Aur'iculate; having rounded appendages at 

 base, like ears. 



Awn. A slender bristle-like process, — 

 common on the chatf of Grasses ; some- 

 times on anthers, &c. 



Aicned; famished with awns, or bristle-liko 

 appendages. 



Au-nless; destitute of awns. 



Aicil. The angle between a leaf and stem, 

 or branch on the upper side. 



Axillary; growing in, or proceeding from, 

 the axil. 



Axis. A central stem, or peduncle ; or, a 

 real or imaginary central line extending 

 from the base to the summit. 



Baccate; berried, — becoming fleshy or suc- 

 culent, like a berry. 



Bald akenes ; naked at summit ; destitute of 

 pappus or crown. 



Banner; the broad upper petal of a pajd 

 lionaceous flower, — called, also, the 

 Vex ilium: 



Barh. A straight process, armed with one 

 or more teeth pointing backwards. 



Basal; originating at, or atfixed to, tlie hase 

 of another organ. 



Beak. A terminal process, like a bird's 

 bill. 



Beaked; having, or terminating in, a beak. 



Bearded; crested or furnished with par- 

 allel hairs; the term is applied, also, to 

 awned wheat, &c. 



Berry. A pulpy valveless fruit, in which 

 the seeds are imbedded. 



B% in composition, meaning two or twice; 

 as 



Bihracteate; having 2 bracts. 

 Bihracteolate; having 2 small bracts, 



braotlets, or bracteoles. 

 Bicdrinate; having 2 keels. 

 Bictispidaie; ending in 2 sharp points or 



cusps. 



Bidcntate; furnished with 2 teeth. 

 Bievnial; living 2 years — in the second of 



which thf! flowers and fruit are produced 



— and then dying. 



