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Bation of seroral 3o-^-crs into one aggre- ; 

 gace mass, as in the Pine-apple, Mulber 

 ry, ^c. 



Murieate: arir.cd or covered v,iili short 

 spreading points, or acute excrescences, 

 like a Mai-ex. 



Miitic or muticou-s: fiwnless or pointless: 

 the opposite of rGucronate. 



leaked: destitute of the usn.-J covering, or 

 afipendage, — as a -sttm -svithoiit leaves or 

 scales. ?t-a'rc-y vrithout pubescence, corolla \ 

 without a calyx or crown, .yte'i-s- Avithout ! 

 a pericarp, a recepiacl-i witiiout chafl" or 

 hairs, aa umhelv^xxXwaX an involucre, \c. 



2^' d inform; turnip-shaped. i 



Xatural Order, f'amil}-. or tribe. An assc- I 

 ciation or group of kindred genera, — or j 

 of plants which are nearly related in their | 

 structure, and most important characters. | 



Xt'st </-'jrro}i.'<: producing honey. 



Xtdiir]/. That organ, or portion of a flow- 

 er which secretes honey : a term formerly 

 applied to all disguised or modified forms 

 of petals and stamens. 



Xet-vtcJ; having nerves, or coarse rib-like 

 fibres. 



Xerves. Eib-like fibres Cm leaves, .^.c.) 



which usually extend from the base to. 



or towards the apex. 

 Xe I d r e h\ neutral ^ov,-QT. Having neither 



stamen nor jMSti':. 

 Xoddina; Xiixniu'^ downwards; somewhat 



drooping. 



Xode. The knot, or solid and oft^n tumid 



joint of a stem or branch. 

 ^ocio.v«,- having numerous nodes or tumid 



joints. 



according to rule; agreeing with 



the pattern or typo. 

 Xiixijoriii: nut-like: resembling a nut. 

 Xndeus. A central body; the seed or 



kernel of a nut. 

 Xu'jule^. Little nuts, or nut-like fruit. 

 2'<'ut. A hard 1-celled indeliiscent fruit, 



usually containing a single seed. 

 0''.- a preposition which inverts the nsu.al 



ir^eaniDi: of the v»-ord to which it is pre 



f.xe.l. ' 



1^ ' : --'Z akenes (in the Composi- 



:-h. with the greatest diam- 

 . . i ii'hc to left. — or with the tlat- 

 j / - - . - - L J the froit, or periphery of the 



Olcoiii ■: inversely Conical. — i. e.. with the 



rioirit n- apex downwards. 

 0',(:r>rdnfr:: heart-form, Avitli the sinus at 



.summit, p.nd the narrowed point at place 



(!t iaseriiun. 

 Gil race olate inversely lanceolate. — or with 



the widest part above the middle, and ta- 

 pering gradually to the base. 

 OlU'iue: a posirixn between horizontal and 

 . erect ; also do-criptive of t. e lia-e of a 



le;if, ezc. when it is unequal or produced 



on one side. 

 6'6^07ir/: longer than wide, with tl^e sides 



parallel, or"nera-ly so. 



Olovate: inversely orate,— or with the 



troa'lesr ^nd above. 

 Ol'Ovnd: inversely ovoid. 

 0' ---'rh'ff: indistinct, as if worn out. 



0- f^'Af.- blunt, or rounded. 



0^/r<-/-.s£Zy; turned contrary to the usual po- 

 si;ion. 



Ochrei. A membranous stipular sheath, 

 embracing the stem like a boot-leg; as in 

 Pohjonu7n. etc. 



OchroUucous: yellowisli-white, or cream 

 colored. 



Ocinndroiis: having ^ stamens. 



Odd-jji.'i nute l>^:it'. "Having the leaflets in 

 opposite pairs, v^-ilh a terminal odd one ; 

 often termed irupari-jiiimate. 



OffiAnal^ used in, or belonging to, a shop, 

 or medical otiice. 



Oleraceous; of the nature or quality of pot- 

 herbs. 



Opnque: not transparent. 



Optrcxd.nr; opening like a lid that is fijxed 

 by a hinge at one side. 



Opi'O-rlte; situated directly against each 

 otlier, or at the same height, on contrary 

 sides of the srem. 



Orli'Ad circular and flat, like a coin : the 

 length and breadth equal and the circum- 

 fereiDce an even circular line: a term appli- 

 ed to leaves, or flatted bodies. See Terete. 



Order. A family or group of allied natural 

 oLjects: a subdivision of a Class, embrac- 

 ing kindred Genera. 



Ordinal: belonging to the Orders, or to an 

 Order. 



Ordinal names. The names of the Xatuial 

 Orders, or families of plants. 



OrtJiotropous oxuXq ciT seed. Straight: not 

 curved, or turned from its original or 

 natural direction. 



Oval; longer than broad, with the two ends 

 of equal breadth and curvature, and the 

 sides curving from end to end. 



Ovarij. TheV*:'"Dg seed-vessel, or fruit; 

 the hollow portion at the base of the pis- 

 til, containing the ovules., or bodies des- 

 tined to become seeds. 



Ovate; flat, with the outline of a longitudi- 

 nal section of an Egg; a somewhat oval 

 figure, but broader near the base. 



Ovate-lanceolate; lanceolate, inclining to 

 ovate at base. 



Ovate-ollong; oblong, with an ovate dilata- 

 tion near the base." 



01- oif?; -egg-shaped; terete, and swelling 

 near the base — i. <?., having the outline ol 

 an entire egg. 



Ovoid-ollong ; the ovoid form lengthened 

 out. 



Ovu'es. The rudiments of future seeds, 

 contained in the Ovaru, or young fruit. 



Pcdate. The prominence in the lower lip 

 of a personate corolla. 



Fal'-a (plural pal ce). Chaff: a term ap- 

 plied to the inner, or immediate floral 

 covering ^if the Grasses. (Corolla oi 

 Linn). See Glumes. 



