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BOTANICAL TERMS. 
tion to angular, when speaking of lengthened 
bodies, as the stems of plants. 
Tcenianus ; tapeworm-shaped, that is, long, 
cylindrical, and contracted in various parts. 
Terete (teres) ; round, the opposite of an- 
gular, as applied to lengthened bodies, as the 
stems of plants. 
Testicular (testiculatus) ; having the form 
of two oblong bodies, as in the roots of Or- 
chis mascula. 
Torulose (tomtoms) ; knotted, very nearly 
the same as moniliform, being cylindrical, but 
uneven in surface. 
Trapcziform (trapeziformis) ; shaped like 
a trapezium, that is, having four sides, those 
which are opposite not being parallel, as in 
Adiantum trapeziforme. 
Tridentate (tridentatus) ; trident-pointed, 
terminated by a truncated, point with three 
indentations, as in Saxifraga tridentata. 
Trigonal [trigonus) ; three-cornered, hav- 
ing three longitudinal angles, with interme- 
diate flat spaces. 
Triquetrous (triqueter) ; three-edged, that 
is, with three acute angles, the intermediate 
faces being hollow or concave ; triangular 
has the same meaning ; it is very near tri- 
gonal. 
Trochleate (trochlearis) ; pulley-shaped, 
circular, compressed, contracted in the centre 
of its circumference, so as to resemble a 
pulley, as in the embryo of the seed of Com- 
melyna communis. 
Truncate (tmncatus) ; terminating abrupt- 
ly, as if cut off, as seen in the leaf of the 
Tulip-tree, or the Epiphyllum truncatum. 
Tubaform (tubceformis, tubatus) ; trum- 
pet-shaped, hollow and dilated at one end 
like a trumpet, as in the corolla of some of 
the honeysuckles. 
Tubidar (tubulosus) ; cylindrical, but hol- 
low, as in the calyx of many Silenes. 
Tumid (tumidus) ; swollen or bulged; same 
as turgid. 
Turbinate (turbinatus) ; top-shaped, in- 
versely conical, with a contraction towards 
the point, as in many pears. 
Turgid (turgidus) ; slightly swollen, or 
puffed out. 
Twin (didymus) ; growing in pairs, or 
divided into two equal parts, as in the fruit 
of Galium. 
Umbonate (umbonatus) ; bossed, round, 
having a protuberant centre, like an ancient 
shield, as in the jrileus, or cap, of some mush- 
rooms. 
Uvibractdiform (umbraculiformis) ; um- 
brella-shaped, r< sembling an open umbrella, 
that is, hemispherical and convex, with rays 
proceeding from a common centre ; this is 
seen on the top of the seed-vessel of the poppy. 
Uncinate (uncinatus, uncatus) ; hooked, 
curved suddenly back at the point, as in the 
leaves of Hypnum uncinatum. 
Varicose (varicosus) ; swollen here and 
there in an irregular manner. 
Vasiform (vasiformis); vase-shaped, formed 
like a flower-pot, resembling an inverted 
truncate cone. 
Vermicular (vermicularis) ; thick and al- 
most cylindrical, but bent in different parts. 
Vertebrate (vertebratus) ; a term some- 
times applied where a body (generally a leaf) 
is contracted at intervals, there being an arti- 
culation at each contraction, as in Cussonia 
spicata. 
Ventricose (ventricosus) ; bellying, swell- 
ing unequally on one side, as seen in many 
monopetalous flowers. 
TER1IS CHIEFLY APPLIED TO SURFACE AND 
TEXTURE. 
Acavthous ; spiny, furnished with spines, 
as the leaves of some thistles. 
Aculeate (aculeatus) ; prickly, furnished 
with prickles, as the stem of the rose ; prickles 
are distinguished from spines. 
Anacanthous ; without spines, spineless. 
Annulate (annulatus) ; ringed, surrounded 
by bands either elevated or depressed : the 
cups of the acorns of several kinds of oak are 
ringed. 
Ajjhthous ; appearing as though covered 
with little ulcers. 
Arachnoid (arachnoideus) ; cobwebbed, 
covered with loose, thin entangled hairs, like 
the web of a spider, as in the old-fashioned 
Calceolaria arachnoidea. 
Areolate (areolatus) ; divided into a num- 
ber of small, irregular, angular spaces. 
Barbate {barbatus, crinitus) ; bearded, 
clothed with tufts of long weak hairs growing 
from different parts of the surface, as in Zygo- 
petalum crinitum. 
Bituminous ; having a clammy or adhesive 
surface. 
Blistered (ulcerosus) ; having the surface 
covered as if by blisters. 
Bullate (bidlatus) ; garnished with studs, 
or small excrescences as in Helonias bullata. 
Callose ; callous, hardened, or indurated. 
Car nose (carnosus) ; of a thick fleshy, j uicy 
substance, as in the leaf of Hoya carnosa. 
Cartilaginous {cartilagineus) ; hard and 
tough, like the skin of an apple seed. 
Caruncle (caruncula) ; a small fleshy pro- 
tuberance. 
Ccesious (ccesius) ; grayish, covered with a 
line bloom ; like glaucous, but greener. 
Cataphracta ; clothed in mail, armed. 
Cavus ; hollow, full of holes or cavities. 
Ceraceous (ceraceus, cereus) ; waxy, having 
the texture and appearance of wax, as the 
pollen masses of Orchids. 
