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nation of several flowers iuto one aggre- 

 gate mass, as in the Pine-apple, ilulber 

 ry, &c. 



JIui icute: amied or covered with short 

 spreading points, or acute excrescences, 

 like a Murex. 



MUtic or muti -ous: awnless or pointless: 

 the oppoMte of muoionate. 



yaked; destitute of the usual covering, or 

 appendage, — as a -yUm without leaves or 

 scares, ^eai-e-^ without pubescence, corolla 

 without a calyx or crown, seed/) without 

 a pericarp, a receptacle without chaff or 

 liairs, an umbel without an involucre, ^c. 



Xdpiform; turnip-shaped. 



Xutural Order, family, or tribe. An asso- 

 ciation or group of kindred genera. — or 

 of plants which are nearly related in their 

 structure, and most important characters. 



Nect rtfirouf!; producing honey. 



Nectary. 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. 



Nerved; having nerves, or coarse rib-like 

 fibres. 



NerveK Kib-like fibres (in leaves, &c.) 



which usually extend from the base to, 



or towards the apex. 

 Xentre or neutral flower. Having neither 



stamen nor pistil. 

 No<lding; iMTinng downwards; somewhat 



drooping. 



Node. Tlie knot, or solid and often tumid 



joint of a stem or branch. 

 Nodose; having numerous nodes or tumid 



Joints. 



Normal; according to rule ; agreeing with 



the pattern or type. 

 Nuciform: nut-like; resembling a nut. 

 Nucleus. A central body ; the seed or 



kernel of a nut. 

 Nucules. Little nuts, or nut-like fruit. 

 Nut. A bard 1-celled indehiscent fruit, 



usually containing a single seed. 

 Oh: a preposition which inverts the usual 



meaning of the word to which it is pre 



fixed. 



Obcompre-ssed akenes im the Composi- 

 T.K.) Flatfish, with the greatest diam- 

 eter from right to left, — or with the flat- 

 ted side to the front, or periphery of the 

 head. 



Ohconic; inversely Conical, — i. e.. with the 

 point or apex downwards. 



Obcordiite; heart-form, with the sinus at 

 summit, and the narrowed point at place 

 of insertion. 



OhMnceolnte inversely lanceolate, — or with 

 the widest part above the middle, and ta- 

 pering gradually to the base. 



Oblique: a position between horizontal and 

 erect; also ik-scriptive of ti e base of a 

 leaf, etc., when it is unequal or produced 

 on one side. 



Oblonri: longer than wide, with the sides 

 parallel, or nearly so. 



kObbxate; inversely ovate, — or with the 

 I broadest end above. 

 ! Ob<yvaid; inversely ovoid. 



OhsoMe: indistinct, as if worn out. 



O^'t'i-^c: blunt, or rounded. 



Vljr,;i->"chi: turned contrary to the usual po- 

 sition. 



; Ochrea. A membranous stipnlar s-heatb, 

 ; embracing the stem like a boot-leg ; as in 

 I Folgonum, etc. 



OchroltucoHs: yellowish-white, or cream 



colored. 



Octandrcii<:: having S stamens. 



Odd- 



■aL Ha 



the leaflets in 



opposite pairs, with a terminal odd one; 

 often termoil impdi i-jjinnute. 



Ojffitinal: used in. or belonging to, a shop, 

 or medical ollice. 



Oleraceous; of the nature or quality of pot- 

 herbs. 



Opaque: not transparent. 



Opercular; opening like a lid that is fixed 

 by a hinge at one side. 



Opi'osite: "situated directly against each 

 other, or at the same height, on contrary 

 bides of the stem. 



Orbii tdrir; circular and flat, like a coin : the 

 length and breadth equal and the circum- 

 ference an even circular line: a term appli- 

 ed to leaves, or flatted bodies. See Tertte. 



Order. A family or group of allied natural 

 objects; a subdivision of a Class, embrac- 

 ing kindred Genera. 



Ordinal; belonsins to the Orders, or to an 

 Order. 



Ordinal names. The names of the Natural 

 Orders, or families of plants. 



OrthotropoHs i>\\i\Q or 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. 



Ovary. The young 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-ohlong; oblong, with an ovate dilata- 

 tion near the base. 



Ovoid: egg-shaped; terete, and swelling 

 near the base— i. e., having the outline of 

 an entire egg. 



Ovoid-ollong: ihQ ovoid form lengthened 

 out. 



Ovules The rudiments of future seeds, 

 contained in the Ovary, or young fruit. 



Palate. The prominence in the lower lip 

 of a personate corolla. 



PaUa (plural pal a). Chaff; a term ap- 

 plied to the inner, or immediate floral 

 covering of the Grasses. (Corolla of 

 Linn). " See Glumes^ 



