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GLOSSARY. 
Delta-leaved, Deltoid, (92) shaped like the Greek A. 
Mesembryanthemum, g. 1146. p. 437. 
Demulcent, having the property of softening any 
thing. Malva, g. 1472. (note.) 
Dentate, (93) having the margin divided into incisions 
resembling teeth. Veronica acuta, s. 196. 
Dentato-ciliate, having the margin dentate and tipped 
with ciliae. Sonchus arvensis, s. 11106. 
Dentato-simiate, (94) scolloped and toothed. Hypo- 
chaj'ris glabra, s. 11^19. 
Denticulate, being finely dentate. Circse'a lutetidna, 
s. 487. 
Deniiculations, small toothings. Bossize^a scolopen- 
drium, s. 10121. 
Dentiform, tooth-shaped. Barbarea plantaginea, 
s. 8980. 
Dentrijice, powder made to scour the teeth. Acacia, 
g. 2127. (note.) 
Deobstruent, having the power of removing obstruc- 
tions, a term of medicine. Agrim6nia, g. 1101. 
(note.) 
Dependent, hanging down. Morse'a spathacea. s. 826. 
Depressed, pressed downward. Thalia, g. 4. p. 1. 
Depurated, purified, cleansed. O'xalis, g. 1065. (note.) 
Despumate, to throw olf in froth or scum. Cecropia, 
g. 204.-3. (note.) 
Detergent, Detersive, having the power of cleansing. 
Pliysalis, g. 448. (note.) 
Diandrous, having two stamens. Boerhaavia hirsuta, 
s 107. 
Diaphanous, transparent. Encalypta ciliata S, alpina, 
s. 14f)85. 
Diaphoretic, promoting perspiration. Sambficus, 
g. 680. (note.) 
Dichotomous, (95) a stem that ramifies in pairs. 
Fhi-ynium dichotomum, s. 28. 
Dicoccous, having two cocci, p. 78. 
Didi/inuus, two Ufuied. Priva mexicana, s. 8675. 
Didyiiamoiis, (96) having two long stamens and two 
short ones m the .same flower, each pair being col- 
lateral. Stenochilus, g. 1333. p. 493. 
Dietetics, relating to food or diet. Saccharum, g. 215. 
(note.) 
Diffurm, two forms ; used to express irregularity. 
Anacampseros rotuiidifolia, s. 6()29. 
Diffuse, scattered, widely spread. Veronica saxatilis, 
s. 22(). 
Diffusible, such as may be spread. Amygdalus, g.ll28, 
uiote.) 
Digitated, (97) fingered, shaped like the hand spread 
open. Veronica ciigitata, s. 255. 
Digitiform, formed like fingers. Mesembryanthemum 
inciiinptum, s. 7408. 
Digynous, two styles or female organs. Salvia cretica, 
s."401. 
Diluent, something diluting. Melissa, g. 1278. (note.) 
Dimidiate, (98) halved, divided into two parts, p. 895. 
Dioecious, when a plant bears female flowers on one 
individual, and males on another, it is called dioe- 
cious. Valeriana dioica, s. 544. 
Discoid. (99) When in Composite the florets are all 
tubular, the head of flowers is said to be discoid. In 
other cases, when the florets of the centre of a 
head of flowers are more perfect than the rest, 
they are called discoid. Finally, when any thing 
is dilated into something which may be compared 
to a disk, the term discoid is also made use of. 
Valerianella discoidea, s. 563. 
Discus, or Disk, the fleshy annular process that sur- 
rounds the ovarium of many flowers : also the sur- 
face of a leaf; also the centre of a head of flowers 
of Composite. .S^nopiia, g. 504. p. 113. 
Discutient, having the power to scatter the matter 
of tumours. Artemisia, g. 1721. (note.) 
Dissepiment, (100) the partitions by which a seed ves- 
sel is divided internally. Elytraria, g. 45. p. 9. 
Distichous, (101) two-rowed : producing leaves or 
flowers in two opposite rows. Schoe nus, g. 119. 
p. 31. 
Ditrichotomous, (102) divided in twos or threes ; a 
Stem continually dividing into double or treble ra- 
mifications. Trich6dium caninum, s. 1001. 
92 93 
101 102 103 104 105 
Diuretic, having the power of promoting the flow of 
urine. Bromelia, g. 726. (note.) 
Divaricate, growing in a straggling manner. Veronica 
pinnata, s. 219. 
Dodecandrous, having twelve stamens. Rivina do- 
decandra, s. 1511. 
Dolabriform, (103) axe-shaped. Stizol6bium, g. 1551. 
p. 599. 
Dorsal, growing on the back. Ksempferia rot6nda. 
s. 67. 
Drastic, applied to medicines which act violently. 
Dictamnus, g. 997. (note.) 
Drupe, (104) a kind of fruit consisting of a fleshy suc- 
culent rind, and containing a hard stone in the 
middle. O'lea, g. 52. p. 9. 
Dyspepsia, difficulty of digestion. Artemisia, g. 1721. 
(note.) 
E. 
Echinated, (105) covered with prickles like an echinus 
or hedgehog. Amomum subulatum, s. 79. 
Edible, eatable. Eleusine, g. 200. (note.) 
Effuse, (106) literally poured forth ; applied to inflores- 
cence, it means a kind of panicle with a very loose 
one-sided arrangement. J uncus efFusus, s. 43i;7. 
Electuaries, a medicine of conserves and jiowder^ 
in the consistence of honey. Primus domcstica, 
s. 7045. 
Elephantiasis, a disease in which the limbs become 
prodigiously swollen and finally fall oS'. Smilax, 
g. 2081. (note.) 
Ellipsoid, (107) like an ellipsis. Nasturtium amphi- 
bium, s. 8970. 
Elliptic-lanceolate, (108) a form between elliptical and 
lanceolate. O'lea americana, s. 140. 
Elongated, lengthened. Canna gigantea, s. G. 
Emarginate , (109) having a small notch in the end. 
Canna coccinea, s. 3. 
Embossed, (110) projecting in the centre like the boss 
or umbo of a round shield or target. Protea umbo- 
nalis, s. 1327. 
Embracing, (13) a leaf is said to embrace a stem when 
it clasps it round with its base. Salvia amplexi- 
cai'dis, s. 428. 
Emetic, that which produces vomiting. Primula vul- 
garis, s. 2020. 
Emmenagogue, any medicine that promotes menstru- 
ation. Ligusticum, g. 665. (note.) 
EmolUent, softening. Triumfetta, g. 1087. (note.) 
Emulsions, medicines made of bruised oily seeds 
and water. Amygdalus, g. 1128. (note.) 
Ensate, or Ensiform, (111) shaped like a sword with a 
straight blade. A'loe candicans, s. 4444. 
Epidermis, the outer skin of the bark. LaCjrus, 
g. 934. (note.) 
Epiphyllous, (112) growing upon a leaf. Jungermannia 
epiphylla, s. 15003. 
Epiphytes, plants which grow upon other plants with- 
out deriving any nutriment from them. Catasetum, 
g. 1889. (note.) 
Equidistant, equallv distant, .a^gop6dium, g. 652. 
p. 116. 
Equilateral, having equal sides. A'loe reticulata, 
s. 4392. 
Equitant, (113) a mode of vernation, or of arrangement 
of leaves with respect to each other, in which the 
sides or edges alternately overlap each other. Mo- 
rie'a iridioides, s. 827. 
Erecto-patent, between erect and spreading. Dicra- 
num glaucum, s. 14715. 
Eroded, (114) gnawed, bitten ; a term used to express 
a particular kind of irregular denticulation. S.ilvia 
pinnata, s 377. 
Eroso-dentate, the toothing being eroded. Lycopo- 
dium clavatum, s. 14632. 
Errhine, promoting a discharge of mucus from the 
nostrils. A'sarum, g. 1072. (note.) 
Escharotic, haviiig the power to scar or burn the 
skin. Jurnperus, g. 2113. (note.) 
Esculent, good for food. Oxystelma esculentum, 
s. 3226. 
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