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GLOSSARY. 
N. 
Naiades, nymphs of the springs and fountains; a 
particular order of Monocotyledonous plants, p. 772. 
Narcotic, producing sleep or torpor. Bromus, g. 184. 
(note.) 
Navicular, (175) boat-shaped. Air6psis, g. 160. p. 32. 
Neck, the upper tapering end of bulbs is called the 
neck. Crinum sumatranum, s. 4!84'. 
Nectariferous, bearing honey. Sw^rtia, g. 599. p. 115. 
Nectary, or Nectarium, (144, 14.'5.) that part of a 
flower which produces honey. Alpinia Allughas, 
51. 
Nerves, the strong veins upon leaves or flowers. 
Canna rubricaulis, s. 11. 
Nervimotion, the power of motion in leaves. Mim6sa, 
g. 2124. (note.) 
Nervose, or Nervine, composed of nerves. Eranthe- 
mum pulch^llum, s. 312. 
Neuter, neither male or female. Anthoxanthum, 
g. 76. p. 11. 
Nidulant, nestling ; lying among any thing as a bird 
in its nest. Samyda, g. 1034. p. 340. 
Nidus, the nest of any thing. Alcyonidium, g. 2267. 
(note) 
Nodding, (177) having a drooping position. Verr^nica 
complicata, s. 190. 
Nodi, (178) the articulations of plants : the place vv here 
one joint is articulated with another. Sporochnus 
villosus, s. 15333. 
Nodose, having many nodi or knots. P6a ser6tina, 
s. 1187. 
Nodules, small hard knots. Ischse'mum aristatum, 
s. 14230. 
Notch-flowered, having the flower notched at the 
margin. Ver6nica crenulata, s. 185. 
Nuca^nentaceous, producing nuts. Bunias, g. 1444. 
p. 539. 
Nucleus, the kernel. Myrica Faya, s. 13869. 
O. 
Ob is used in the composition of Latin technical 
terms, to indicate that a thing is inverted ; for in- 
stance, obovate is inversely ovate, obcordate in- 
versely cordate, and so on. 
Occidental, coming from the west. Alpinia occiden- 
talis, s. 42. 
Ochraceous, having the color of clay or yellow ochre. 
Oscillaturia ochracea, s. 15118. 
Octandrous, (179) having eight stamens. Rivina 
octandra, s. 1511. 
Octoiiynous, (180) having eight styles. Phytolacca 
octandra, s. 6.572. 
Officinal, any tiling that is, or has been, used in the 
shops. Kaempf(5ria Galanga, s. 68. 
Oleaginous, having the qualities of oil. Rivina, 
g. 2;')3. (note.) 
Oleraceous, esculent, eatable. Ranunculus, g. 1233. 
(note.) 
Olivaceous, having the qualities of olives, p. 924. 
Opercular, (161) covered with a lid. p. 749. 
Opercul'/form, having the figure and position of a 
round lid of something. Opercularia, g. 250. p. 78. 
Operculum, (161) a lid. p. 874. 
Opiate, having the power of opium. Dictamnus, 
g 997. (note.) 
Orbicular, or Orbiculate, a plane surface circumscribed 
by a circle. Farsetia, g. 1397. p. 586. 
Orchideous, of or belonging to the natural order of 
Orchideas. p. 748. 
Orifice, an opening. Schw^nkia, g. 42. p. 9. 
Ossified, become like bone. Coix, g. 1951. p. 768. 
Ova, the eggs of any thing. PalmtUa, g 2265. (note.) 
Oval, having the figure of an ellipse. Corisp^rmum, 
g. 26. p. 1. 
Ovarium, or Ovary, (176) the part of the flower in 
which the young seeds are contained. Haemod6- 
rum, g. 111. p. 31. 
Ovate, (181) egg-shaped. Maranta Tonchat, s. 22. 
Ovato-acuminate, (182) egg-shaped, and tapering to a 
point. Carex ovalis, s. 13080. 
Ovato-cyli7idraceous, (183) egg-shaped, with a convolute 
cylindrical figure. Didymodon purpureum, s. 14762. 
Ovato-deltoid, triangularly egg-shaped. B^tula alba, 
s. 13188. 
Ovato-rotundate, roundly egg-shaped. Phascum md- 
ticum, s. 14660. 
Overlapping, when the margin of one thing lies upon 
that of another, it is said to overlap. Cyclamen 
vernum, s. 2051. 
Ovoid, (181) egg-like. Psoralea Lupinellus, s. 10758. 
Ovules, (176) the young seeds of plants contained in 
the ovarium. Nem6phila, g. 386. p. 110. 
Palate, (184) the mouth of a ringent flower. Pin- 
guicula ed^ntula, s. 327. 
Paleaceous, abounding with chafFy scales. Bromelia 
Karatas, s. 4114. (note.) 
Palmated, or Palmatifid, (185) divided so as to resem- 
ble a hand. Ciirc;.'ima Zedoaria, s. 80. 
Panduriform, (186) having the figure of a fiddle. 
K^mpf(§ria pandurata, s. 70. 
Panicled, (187) loose-spiked. Maranta, g. 2. p. 1. 
Pannary, useful for making bread. Triticum, g. 206. 
(note.) 
Papilionaceous, (188) butterfly-shaped flowers, p. 338 
Papillose, producing small glandular excrescences 
like nipples. Onosmodium hispidura, s. 1930. 
Pappus, (189) the crown of the fruit of Composita?, 
and similar plants. Centranthus, g. 20. p. 1. 
Papulose, producing small glands like pimples. Me- 
sembryanthemum parvifolium, s. 7442. 
Parabolically, in form like a parabola. A'loe brevi- 
folia, s. 4435. 
Parenchyma, all the parts of plants which consist of 
cellular tissue only. Solorina, g. 2331. p. 948. 
Parietal, being attached to the sides of an ovarium 
istead of its axis. Globba, g. 15. p. 1. 
■ Ly 
notinum, s. ]46j6. 
Patent, spread out or expanded. Lycop(idium an- 
Patenti-refiexed, spread out and turned back. Carex 
pauciflora, s. 13069. 
Patulous, slightly spreading. Centaur^a babyionica, 
s. 12613. 
Pectinate, (190) resembling the teeth of a comb. 
Veronica orientalis, s. 237. 
Pectoral, relating to the breast. Trapa, g. 308. (note.1 
Pedatlfid, (191) cut into lobes, the lateral ones of which 
do not radiate from the petiole like the rest. Saxi- 
fraga pedatifida, s. 6089. 
Pedicellate, slightly stalked. Cdstrum tinct6rium, 
s. 2475. 
Pedicels, small footstalks of flowers. Commelina 
ccelestis, s. 592. 
Peduncle, the common footstalk of flowers. Canna 
Lamberti, s. 5. 
Pellicle, a thin skin. Papyrus, g. 128. (note.) 
Pellucid, bright, transparent. Mesembryanthemum 
reptans, s. 7278. 
Peltate, (192) when the petiole is fixed in the disk 
instead of the margin. Piper peltatum, s. 5i4. 
Pencilled, (193) marked in lines as if with a pencil. 
Crocus lagenaeflorus y penicillatus, s. 612. 
Pendulous, drooping, hanging down. Curcuma an- 
gustifolia, s. 91. 
Pentagonal, having five angles. Piqu6ria, g. 1704. 
p. 663. 
Pentagynous, (194) having five styles. Phytolacca 
abyssinica, s. 6573. 
Pentandrous, (194) having five stamens. Portliindia 
grandiflora, s. 2622. 
Pentapefalous, (194) having five petals, p. 115. 
Perennial, lasting many years without perishing. 
A.spicarpa urens, s. 132. 
Perfoliate, (195) when the stem passes through the 
base of the leaf. Veronica perf'oliata, s. 251. 
Perianthium, the envelope that surrounds the flower; 
this term is apphed when the calyx cannot be dis- 
tinguished from the corolla. Gomphrena perdnnis, 
s. 3178. 
