CLASS I. 
INDIVIDUAL ABSOLUTE TERMS. 
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a boat; that is to say, with a sharp projecting ridge, aris- 
ing from a flat or concave central rib, as the glumes of 
grasses. 
45. Channelled {canaliculatus) \ long and concave, so as to re- 
semble a gutter or channel ; as the leaves of Lygeum Spar. 
turn, Tradescantia virginica, &c. 
4-6. Boat-shaped [cymhiformis, navicularis) ; having the figure of 
a boat in miniature ; that is to say, concave, tapering to each 
end, with a keel externally, as the glumes of Phalaris cana- 
riensis : scarcely different from 44. 
47. Whip-shaped {jiagelliformis) ; long, taper, and supple, like 
the thong of a whip ; as the stem of Vinca, and of many 
plants. This term is confined to stems and roots. 
48. Rope-shaped (^funalisy f funiliformis) ; formed of coarse 
fibres resembling cords, as the roots of Pandanus, and other 
arborescent monocotyledons. MirbeL 
49. Thread-shaped {Jiliformis) ; slender like a thread, as the 
filaments of most plants, and the styles of many. 
50. Hair-shaped (capillaris) ; the same as filiform, but more de- 
licate, so as to resemble a hair ; it is also applied to the fine 
ramifications of the inflorescence of some plants, as grasses. 
51. Necklace-shaped (moniliformis, f nodosus, Mirb.) ; cylin- 
drical or terete, and contracted at regular intervals ; as the 
pods of Sophora japonica, Ornithopus perpusillus, &c., the 
hairs of Dicksonia arborescens, &c. 
52. Worm-shaped (vermicularis) ; thick, and almost cylindrical, 
but bent in different places ; as the roots of Polygonum Bis- 
torta. Willd. 
53. Knotted (torulosus) ; a cylindrical body, uneven in surface, 
as the pod of Chelidonium : this is very nearly the same as 
moniliform. 
54. Trumpet-shaped (tuhceformisy tuhatus) ; hollow, and dilated 
at one extremity, like the end of a trumpet, De Cand.; as the 
corolla of Caprifolium sempervirens. 
55. Horned {cornatus, corniculatus) ; terminating in a process 
resembling a horn, as the fruit of Trapa bicornis. If there 
are two horns, the word bicornis is used ; if three, tricornis ; 
and so on. 
56. Beaked (proboscideus) ; having a hard terminal horn, as the 
fruit of Martynia. 
57. Crested (cristatus) ; having an elevated, irregular, or notched 
ridge, resembling the crest of a helmet. This term is chiefly 
applied to seeds, and to the appendages of the anthers of 
some EricsE ; such as E. triflora and comosa. 
