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GLOSSARY. 
Tenesmus, a disposition to go to stool, without the 
power of evacuation. A'nthemis, g. 1778. (note.) 
Tepid, hikewarm. A'nthemis, g. 1778. (note.) 
Terebinthinate, consisting of turpentine. A'bies bal- 
samea, p. 805. (note.) 
Terete, taper, round and long. Hakea obliqua, s. 142-3. 
Terminal, ending, or at the top. Maranta liitea, 
s. 20. 
Ternary, consisting of threes. Valeriana, g. 78. (note.) 
Ternate, (254) growing together in threes. Hedy- 
chium elatum, s. 31. 
Tessellated, variegated by squares. Sarcocephalus, 
g. 498. p. 113. 
Testa, the skin or integument of the seed. Psidium, 
g. 1118. p. 409. 
Testaceous, having a pale brown color. Mesembryan- 
themum testaceurn, s. 7430. 
Tetrachotomous, (255) a stem that ramifies in fours. 
Euphorbia, g. 1103. (note.) 
Tetrandrous, (256) having four stamens. Collinsonia 
anisata, s. 469. 
Tetrapetalous, (256) having four petals, p. 1069. 
Tet) asepalous, (256) having four sepals, p. 1069. 
Thalaynus, (258) that part of a flower which rises from 
below the ovarium and sometimes supports the 
outer envelopes, p. 539. 
Thallvs, (257) that part which bears the fructification 
of Lichens, p. 874. 
TheccE, the cases that contain the sporules of Cryp- 
togamic plants, p. 874. 
Threads, long delicate hairs. Anacampseros fila- 
mentusa, s. 6632. 
Throat,il90) the orifice of a flower. Justicia picf a, s.285. 
Thyrse, (259) a kind of dense panicle like that of the 
lilac. A'juga furcata, s. 8099. 
Thyrsoid, resemblinj; a particular kind of panicle 
called a thyrsus, p. 85. 
Tomentose, densely and closely hairy. Thymus to- 
mentiisus, s. 8414. 
Tomentum, dense close hair. Grevillea buxifolia, 
s. 1418. 
Tonic, bracing, corroborative. Salvia, g. 62. (note.) 
Toothed, (260) divided so as to resemble teeth. Pol- 
lichia, g. 21. p. 1. 
Toothletted, furnished with little teeth. Salvia 
paniculata, s. 402. 
Topical, local, confined to some particular place. 
Papaver, g. 1170. (note.) 
Torose, uneven ; alternately elevated and depressed. 
Papaver hybridum, s 7659. 
Tortuose, twisted. Helianthemum Fumana, s. 7773. 
Torji/ojc, sUghtly torose. Echites torusa, s. 2357. 
Torus, (258) the same as thalamus, which see. Sisym- 
brium, g. 1422. p. 537. 
Trapez/form, in the shape of a trapezium. Boronia 
serrulata, s. 5091. 
Trapezoid, like a trapezium. Adiantum villosum, 
s. 14554. 
Triandrous, (261) having three stamens, p. SO. 
Trichotomous, (102) branches divided in threes. Tri- 
chudium decumbens, s. 1000. 
Tricuspidate, (262) having three points. Allium 
Porrum, s. 4617. 
Trifarioiis, arranged in triple rank. A'loe tortuosa, 
s. 4386. 
Trijid, divided in three. Mantisia, g. 16. p. 1. 
Trilocular, (166) having three cells. Leptospermum 
triloculare, s. 6931. 
Tripetaloid, appearing as if furnished with three 
petals. Tillandsia xiphioides, s. 4144. 
Tripetalous, liaving three petals. Elatine hydroplper, 
s. 5635. 
Tiiquetrous, having three sides or angles. A'loe 
reticulata, s. 4392. 
Triturated, reduced to powder by pounding, Amyg- 
dalus, g. 1128. (note.) 
Tropical, belonging to the torrid zone. Conocarpus, 
g. 544. (note.) 
Truncate, (263) blunt, as if cut off. Pledychium spi- 
catum, s. 34. 
Tnberculate, covered with knobs or tubercles. Ranun- 
culus parviflorus, s. 8073. 
254 255 256 
Tuberous, (264) bearing solid fleshy roundish roots like 
the potato. Canna edulis, s. 12. 
Tubers, roots so called. Curcuma, g. 14. (note.) 
Tumid, swelling. Secale orientale, s. 1267. 
Tunic, a coat. Crocus pusillus. s. 606. 
Tunicated, having a coat. A'llium Porrum, s. 4617. 
Turbinate, (265) having the figure of a top. Salicornia, 
g. 22. p. 1. 
Turgid, svioWqu, puffed up. Br6mus prat^nsis, s. 1132 
U. 
Umbellules, (153) divisions of an umbel, Caflcalis 
daucoides, s. 3524. 
Umbels, (154) the round tuft of flowers produced by 
the carrot, &c. Boerhaavia scandens, s. 108 
Umbilicus, (266) the cord which attaches the seed to 
the receptacle. Berberis, g. 829. p. 239. 
Umbonate, {2bl) having a top in the centre like that of 
tne ancient shield. Cucurbita Melopepo, s. 13566. 
Unarmed, destitute of prickles or spines, which are 
the arms of plants. Corispermum hyssopifolium 
s. 124. 
Uncinate, (268) hooked. Piper adi'incum, s. 502. 
Unctuous, fat, oily. Anchusa, g. 333. (note.) 
Undulate, waved. Salvia pomifera, s. 370. 
Undulato-rugose, rugose or rugged and waved. Stro- 
matosphas'ria deusta, s. 16361. 
Unguiculated, furnished with a short unguis. Al- 
plnia galanga, s. 40. 
Unguis, (269) the taper base of a petal. Dianthus, 
p. 372. (note.) 
Unilateral, one-sided. Brachypodium loliaceum. 
s. 1147. 
Unilocular, (166) one-celled. Calepina, g. 1441. (note.) 
Unisexual, being of one sex. Prockia, g. 1179. 
(note.) 
Urceolate, (270) pitcher-shaped. Camphorosma, 
g. 254 p. 78. 
Uterine, belonging to the womb. Acacia, g. 2127. 
(note.) 
Uterus, the womb. p. 981. 
Utricle, or Utriculus, a little bottle or bladder. Sali- 
cornia, g. 22. p. 1. 
Uvula, the gland of the throat. Acacia, g. 2127. 
(note.) 
Valvular, (271) or Valved, consisting of valves or seed 
cells, p. 895. 
Varicose, {Ti2) swollen here and there. Pterocarpus, 
g. 1515. p. .598. 
Vascular, {273} consisting of tissue in a very succulent 
enlarged state. Potamogeton, g. 317. (note.) 
Vaulted, (274) formed or placed like the roof of a 
vault. Gladiolus namaquensis, s. 709. 
Veneering, the art of covering one kind of wood with 
thin plates of another kind. Spartium scoparium, 
p. 611. (note ) 
Ventricose, (275) inflated. Gastridium, g. 155. p. 32. 
Veratriyie, the active principle of Veratrum. Vera- 
trum, g. 21^8. (note.) 
Vermifuge, that which expels worms. Helleborus, 
g. 1237. (note.) 
Vernacular, native. Zingiber, g. 10. (note.) 
Vernal, belonging to the spring. Veronica verna, 
s. 254. 
Versatile, (276) swinging lightly on a stalk so as to be 
continually changing direction. Sternbergia, g. 742. 
p. 237. 
Vertex, the uppermost point. Romeria, g. 1168. 
p. 456. 
Vertical, perpendicular. Nivenia, g. 235. p. 77. 
Vertically compressed, that is depressed. Salicornia, 
g. 22. p. 1. 
Veriilincar, the same as rectilinear j in a straight 
line. Viola camptstris, s. 3037. 
Vesicatorles, blistering plasters. Ranunculus g.l233. 
(note.) 
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