CLASS I. INDIVIDUAL ABSOLUTE TERMS. 451, 
applied to seeds, and to the appendages of the anthers of 
some Ericaj ; such as E. triflora and comosa. 
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58. Petal-like (^petaloideus) ; having the colour and texture of a 
petal ; as one lobe of the calyx of Mussaenda, the bracteae of 
many plants, the stamen of Canna, the stigmata of Iris. 
59. Leaf-like (^foliaceus, \ foliiformis, \ phylloideus) \ having the 
texture or form of a leaf ; as the lobes of the calyx of Rosa, 
the apex of the fruit of Fraxinus, the persistent petals of 
Melanorrhcea. 
60. Winged (alatus) ; having a thin broad margin ; as the fruit of 
Paliurus australis, the seed of Malcomia, Bignonia, &c. In 
composition pterus is used ; as dipterus for two-winged, tru 
pterus for three-winged, tetrapterus for four-winged, &c. ; pe- 
ripterus when the wing surrounds any thing ; epipterus when 
it terminates. 
61. f Mill-sail-shaped (f molendinaceus) \ having many wings 
projecting from a convex surface ; as the fruit of some um- 
belliferous plants, and of Moringa. 
62. f Knob-like (f gongylodes) ; having an irregular roundish 
figure. 
63. Halved (dimidiatus) ; only half, or partially, formed. A leaf 
is called dimidiate when one side only is perfect ; an anther 
when one lobe only is perfect ; and so on. 
64. Fan-shaped (^jiahelliformis^ ; plaited like the rays of a fan ; 
as the leaf of Borassus flabelliformis. 
65. Grumous {grumosus^ \ in form of little clustered grains; as 
the root of Neottia Nidus-avis, Mirbr, rather as the faecula in 
the stem of the Sago Palm. 
66. f Testicular (-j- testiculatus) ; having the figure of two oblong 
bodies ; as the roots of Orchis mascula. 
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