GLOSSAPvY. 



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fyin? term, equivalent to almost, some- 

 what, or about, — as sub ieaWQ, nearly 

 sessile, &c. 



Suherose ; of a texture resembling cork. 



Subulate : shaped like an awl-blade ; linear 

 or cylindric below, angular and tapering 

 to :i sharp point at summit. 



Succulent : juicy: full of juice. 



Sucker. A shoot, or off set, from the root, 

 or has ■ of the stem. 



SuffrutAsscent ; almost shrubby. 



Sufi-uticose ; somewhat shrubby ; shrubby 

 at base. 



Sulcate : furrowed, or grooved. 



Super, or supra : a preposition signifying 

 above or upon, beyond or raore tliun, — 

 as super-aitillary, situated above the 

 axil. 



Swpei — or Supra-decomjjound : more than 

 decompound; many times subdivided, 

 or comi>ound. 



Superior ; above : a term applied to the 

 ovary when it is above the calyx, or free i 

 in the flower; also to the cali/j; when ' 

 the tube is adherent to the ovary, and the 

 segments borne on its summit. ' 



Suppression : the non-production, or fail- i 

 ure in the development of an organ. i 



5Mrcv^^.9«; bearing suckers, or oif-sets. | 



Suspeii'led ovules, or seeds. "When they j 

 are attached to the summit of the ovary, 

 or pericarp, and hang peri)endicularly in ! 

 the cavity. 



Suture. The line, or seam, formed by the 



junction of two margins. 

 SymmHriral flower. "When there is an 



equal number of parts in each series, or 



verticil. 



S ingeneHous, having the anthers united, — 



as in the Composit e. 

 Syno7iym. Another name for the same 



thing. 



Tenacious ; sticky or adhesive; also hold- 

 ing on by means of very small booked 

 points. ! 



Tend/'il. A filiform t%vining branch, or 

 appendage, by which some plants climb, 

 or sustain themselves; in the grape vine, 

 it is an abortive raceme. 



T-'rete : round, like a column, — and either 

 cylindric or tapering: applied to stL-ms, 

 or s*em-like bodies. See or?/icukir. i 



Terminal: situated at, or proceeding from, ! 

 the end or summit. 



Ternary; arranged in threes; consisting: 

 of three parts, or elements. " \ 



Ternate : three-fold: three togjther, -aa ' 

 the leaflets of clover, &c. 



Tesxdlat^d ; resemblins mosai • wor'; ; in 

 little squares, or checkers, like a chess 

 board. 



Testa. The outer integument, or proper 



coat, of a seed. 

 Tetradynamous : having 4 long and 2 



short stamens, in a cruciate flower. \ 

 Tetrfigonous ; 4 cornered, or having 4 



angles. 



Tetrarnerom : consisting of 4 parts, or 



constituent portions. 

 Tctrandrous: having 4 stamens of equal 



length. 



Thorn. A sharp process from the woody 

 piart of a plant, — being a stunted or abor- 

 tive branch. 



Throat. The orifice or passage into the 

 tube of a corolla. 



Thyrsoid : resembling, or being io the form 

 of a Thyrsus. 



Thyrsus. ' A kind of contracted, or dense, 

 ovoid panicle.— as in the Lilac, Horse- 

 Chestnut. <fcc. 



Tiller. A sucker, or Yonn<.' shoot of AVheat, 

 Eye. >fcc. 



TiUer. or tUJi»r : to put forth suckers, or 

 new shoots, from the root, or base ot 

 the stem — as "Wheat, &c. See stole, or 

 stool. 



Tissme. "Web, or fabric : the intimate or- 

 ganic structure, or composition, of bodies ; 

 especially those which are, or have been, 

 alive. 



Tomentose : covered with a curled, or mat- 

 ted, cottony pubescence. 



Tornenturn. ' A matted downy or cottony 

 pubescence. 



Toothed. See dentate. 



Torose, or torulose ; swelled out in obtuse 

 ridges. 



ToHumis ; bent in diff"erent directions. 

 Torus. The bed. or receptacle at the apex 



of a flower stalk, on w hich are inserted 



all the parts of the flower. 

 Tramlncent; clear, or transmitting light 



faintly. 



Transreisf. transversely; across ; cross- 

 wise : at ri^ht-angles with lengthwise. 



Triadelphons : having the filaments nnited 

 in 3 parcels. 



Triundrous : having 3 stamens. 



Triangukir I having 3 angles, corners, or 

 points. 



Ti-iben. Groups of kindred plants, inter- 

 mndiate between Orders and Genera. 



Tri'T i'-T ^,it^ : having 3 bracts. 



Tri -li ,t.,-iinux : three forked; dividing by 

 3 equal branches. 



Tricocco^is : composed of three separable 



■ indehiscent carpels or (cocci). 



Trieiifipidaie : having, or terminating in, 

 3 sharp points. 



Trifarious ; facing, or pointing, in 3 direc- 

 tions, 



Trifid: three cleft ; partially cut or divided 



into 3 segments. 

 Trif iliate : having 3 leaves ; or the leaves 



arran2-ed in threes. 

 T ip Jifilnte \ 3 leaflets together. 

 Ti-'/r/onoHx -, three cornered. 

 Trir/f/novs : bavin? 3 pistil ■. 

 T i/-r,iife : three lobed. 

 7'riir/eroics ; con^istincf of 3 parts. 

 Tripartite ; three parted. 

 Tripet'dous ; having 3 petals. 

 Trijj'.nnate : thrice pinnate ; the common 



