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25. Distant (distans, remotus, varus) ; in contradiction to imbri- 
cated, or dense, or approximated, or any such words. 
26. Interrupted (interruptus) \ when any symmetrical arrange- 
ment is destroyed by local causes, as, for example, a spike 
is said to be interrupted when here and there the axis is un- 
usually elongated, and not covered with flowers ; a leaf 
is interruptedly pinnated when some of the pinnae are much 
smaller than the others, or wholly wanting ; and so on. 
27. Continuous, or uninterrupted {continuus) ; the reverse of the 
last. 
28. Entangled {intricatus) ; when things are intermixed in such 
an irregular manner that they cannot be readily disentangled ; 
as the hairs, roots, and branches of many plants. 
29. Double, or twin (f duplicatus, geminatus) ; growing in 
pairs. 
30. Rosaceous (rosaceus) ; having the same arrangement as the 
petals of a single rose. 
Si. Radiant (radiatus) ; diverging from a common centre, like 
rays ; as the ligulate florets of any compound flower. 
2*. Of Number. 
1 . None {nullus) ; absolutely wanting. 
2. Numerous (numerosus) ; so many that they cannot be counted 
with accuracy ; or several, but not of any definite number. 
3. Solitary (solitarius, unicus) ; growing singly. 
4. Many (in Greek compounds, joo/?/) ; has the same meaning as 
numerous. 
5. Few (in Greek compounds, oligos) ; means that the number 
is small, not indefinite. It is generally used in contrast with 
many {poly) when no specific number is employed; as in the 
definition of things, the number of which is definite, but 
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