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Masculnsjfos, male flowers, containing antherar, Imt no stigma. 
Membranaceum/ofiimi, when leaves have no distinguishable pulp between 
their surfaces. 
Membramuus caulis, a stalk covered w ith thick membranes, 
Monadeli Ilia, one brother, the sixteenth class in the sexual system. 
IWonandria, one male, the first ciass in the sexual system. 
Monaco tyledones, a term in placentation, applied to plants whose seed 
have a single cotyledon. 
Monoecia, one house, the twenty-first, class in the sexual system. 
Monogynia, one female, the first order of the thirteen classes in the Lin- 
naran system. 
Miliaris, scubritics, a species of glandular roughness appearing on the sur- 
face of some plants like grains of millet. 
Monosperma, having one seed 
Mucronatum folimn, a leaf terminating in a sharp point. 
IWiiltifidum/oh'Hm, a leaf divi led into many linear segments, or divisions. 
Mnltiplicatus/os, a luxuriant flower, whose corolla is multiplied so as to 
exclude some of the stamina. 
Multisiliqnas, many pods, an ord r of plants in the fragmeuta methodi 
naturalis of Linir.eus. 
Muricatus caulis , a stalk, whose surface is covered with sharp points like 
the mnrex shell. 
Muricatae, an order of plants in the fragments methodi naturalis of Linmeus. 
Mnsci, mosses, one of the seven families in the vegetable kingdom, and an 
order of plants in the fragreenta methodi naturalis of Linnaeus'. 
Mutica gluma, when the arista is wanting. 
Mutilates fins, a mutilated flower. 
Natans folium, a leaf which swims on the surface of water. 
Navicniaris valvula, when the valve of a seed vessel resembles a ship. 
Necessaria polygtimiec, necessary marriages, the fourth order of the nine- 
teenth class in the sexual system. 
Nectarinm, that part of the corolla that contains Hie honey juice. 
Nervosum folium, leaves whose surface is full of nerves or strings. 
Nidulautia semina baccanm, seeds nestling in the pulp of a berry. 
Nitidum folium, a bright shining glossy leaf. 
Nucaraentacffi, an order of plants in the fragmenta methodi naturalis of 
Linmeus. 
Obeordatmn pentalum, a heart-shaped petal, with its apex downwards. 
Obliquum folium, w hen the apex of the leaf points obliquely towards the 
horizon. 
Obsolete labutum folium, leaves having lobes scarcely discernible. 
Obtusum folium, leaves blunt or rounded at the apex. 
Obvolutum folium, rolled against each other, when their respective margins 
alternately embrace the straight margin of the opposite leaf. 
Operculum, a cover, as in the mosses. 
Oppositi rami folia, branches and leaves that grow by pairs opposite each 
other. 
Orbiculatum/oKtim, round leaves. 
Orchid car orchis, an order of plants in the fragmenta methodi naturalis of 
Linnasiis. 
Ovatum folium, an oval, or egg-shaped leaf. 
Pagina folii, the surface of a leaf. 
Palea, chaff, a thin membrane rising from a common receptacle, which se- 
parates the floscnli. 
Paleaceus pappus, chaffy down. 
Palmata radix, a handed root, as in orchis. 
Palmatum folium, a leaf shaped like an open hand. 
Palustris, marshy or fenny. 
Panduriforme folium, shaped like a guitar, a musical instrument so called. 
