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48. Rope-shaped (funalis, 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 {vermicidaris) ; 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 {tuhceformis, tuhatus') ; hollow, and dilated 
at one extremity, like the end of a trumpet, De Cand.; as the 
corolla of Caprifolium sempervirens. 
55. Horned {cornutus, cornicidatus^ ; terminating in a process 
resembling a horn ; as the fruit of Trapa bicornis. If there 
are two horns, the word hicornis 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 
