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GLOSSAEY. 



AmorpJioiis; without definite form. 

 Amplexicaul; embracing or clasping the 

 stem. 



Amplntropmis ovule ; when it is half in- 

 Yerted and stands across the apex of the 

 stalk or funiculus. 



Amyldceo uh; starch-like. 



Analogue. A body or organ resembling, 

 substituted foi-, or equivalent to, another 

 body or organ. 



Anastomosing; applied to branching ves- 

 sels which inosculate, or unite again, like 

 net-work. 



Anutrojyoxcs 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. 



Andracium; a term employed to designate 

 the staminate portion of a flower ; the 

 stamens or fertilizing organs in the ag 

 gregate. 



Androgynous; having staminate and pistil- 

 late flowers distinct, but on the same 

 spike, or plant. 



Angiospermous ; having the seeds con- 

 tained in a distinct pericarp or seed- 

 vessel. 



Angulate; having angles, or corners, most- 

 ly of a determinate number. 



Annotinous; applied to leaves, <S:c., which 

 are annual, or renewed every year. 



Annual; living or enduring but one year. 



Amiuldr; 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 ap- 

 pearances, or structure. 



A nterior; in front,— as that part of a flower 

 next to the bract, or farthest from the 

 axis of inflorescence. 



A nther. The knob, or capsule, containing 

 the pollen,— usually supported on a fila'- 

 ment. 



Antli'i-'ftrous; bearing Anthers. 

 Antroi'se or antrorsely; pointing forwards, 



or upwards. 

 Apetidous; destitute of petals; not having 



a corolla. 



Apex; the summit, upper or outer end. 

 Aphyllo-us; destitute of lejives. 

 Ap'iculate; tipt with a minute abrupt 

 point. 



Appendiculat'^; having some appendage 

 annexed. 



Appressed ; pressed to, or lying close 

 against. 



Approximate; growing or situated near 



each other. 

 Aquatic: growing naturally in water, or in 



wet places. 

 Arachnoid; resemblins a spider's web. 

 Arborescent; approaching the size or height 



of a tree. 



Arcuiite; curved, or bent like a bow. 

 Areola. A small cavity,— as in the base 

 of 9 3me akenes. 



Arid; dry, as if destitute of sap. 



A/'illate; having an arillus. 



Arillus. An expansion of the funiculus 

 or seed stalk, forming a loose (and often 

 fleshy) coating of the seed. 



awned • having awns, or bristle- 

 like processes. 



Armed; having thorns or prickles. 



Aromatic; having a spicy flavor or fra- 

 grance. 



Articulated; jointed ; connected by joints, 

 or places of separation. 



Articulations. Joints; the places at 

 which articulated members are sepa- 

 rable. 



Ascending; rising from the ground ob- 

 liquely. 



Assurgent; rising in a curve from a declin 

 ed base. 



Attenuated; tapering gradually until it be- 

 comes slender. 



Aurlciilate; having rounded appendages at 

 base, like ears. 



Atcn. A slender bristle-like process, — 

 common on the chatf of Grasses ; some- 

 times on anthers, \c. 



Aimed; furnished with a^yns, or briftle-like 

 appendages. 



Awnless; destitute of awns. 



Axil. 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 papi- 

 lionaceous flower, — called, also, the 

 Vexillum. 



Barb. A straight process, armed with one 

 or more teeth pointing backwards. 



Baftal; originating at, or aflixed to, the base 

 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 

 au-ncd u-heat. i c. 



Berry. A pulpy valveless fruit, in which 

 the seeds are imbedded. 



Bi, in composition, meaning two or twice ; 

 as 



Bibracteate; having 2 bracts. 

 Bibrtictfiolate; having 2 small bracts, 



bractlets, or bracteoles. 

 Bicdrinate; having 2 keels. 

 Bicuspidate; ending in 2 sharp points or 



cusps. 



Bidentate; furnished with 2 teeth. 

 Bievnial; living 2 years — in the second of 



which the flowers and fruit are produced 



— and then dying. 



