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GLOSSOLOGY. 
BOOK III. 
expressive of the actual form of the spike: and, again, in 
speaking of a rugose terminal capsule, rugose is absolute, ter- 
minal is relative. 
I. Of Individual Absolute Terms. 
These relate to figure, division, surface, texture, size, 
duration, colour, variegation, and veining. 
1. Of Figure. 
1. Conical {conicus^ f pyramidalis') ; having the figure of a 
true cone ; as the prickles of some Roses, the root of 
Carrot, &c. 
2. Conoidal {conoideus') ; resembling a conical figure, but not 
truly one ; as the calyx of Silene conoidea. 
3. Prism-shaped {prismaticus) ; having several longitudinal an- 
gles and intermediate flat faces ; as the calyx of Frankenia 
pulverulenta. 
4. Globose {globosus, sphcericus, f globulosus') ; forming nearly 
a true sphere ; as the fruit of Ligustrum vulgare, many 
seeds, &c. 
5. Cylindrical (^cylindricus) ; having nearly a true cylindrical 
figure : as the stems of Grasses, and of most monocotyledonous 
plants. 
6. Tubular {tubulosus, f tubulatus') ; approaching a cylindrical 
figure, and hollow ; as the calyx of many Silenes, &c. 
7. Fistulous (^fstulosus) ; this is said of a cylindrical or terete 
