THE 
GLOSSARY. 
A BORTISNSorABORTI- ed on the points of the flamlna, 
ENT FLOWER, is faid and are of various figures, 
of a barren mafculine APETALOUS, v.'ithout petals 
flower, or Abortient may fignify or flowers, 
fuch fruits as are produced too APEX, pi. APICES, is the 
early and never arrive at maturity, fummit of any thing. 
ACULEI, are prickles which APHYLLOUS, deftitute of 
proceed from the bark of the leaves. 
plant. ^ ^ ^ APPENDICULATED,hang- 
ACULEATED, is faid of a ing as an appendage, e. g. appsn^ 
flalk or ftem that is furnilhed diculatus petiolus a little appen- 
with aculei or prickles. dage hanging from the extremi- 
ACUMlNATEDjlharppoint- ty of the foot-ftalk. 
ed APPROXIMATING, is faid 
ADSCENDENS, or ASCEN- of leaves or any other parts that 
DENT, is faid when the ftamina grow near together, 
and piftil are concealed under the ARILLI, are the external tu- 
upper lip of the flower. An Af- nics or coats of the feed that 
cendent ftalk is when all the bran- fall off fpontaneoufly. 
ches are turned upwards. ARISTA,/*/. ARIST.^, (harp 
AMENTUM, is a catkin or points like briftles, the beard of 
pendulous farina hanging like a corn, &c. 
cat's’tail, fuch as we find on the ARi STATED, is faid of fuch 
haxde-tree. plants as have arifta. 
ANGULATED, having an- ASSURGENT, ered like a 
gles. bow firfl bent, then riling ere(3; 
ANTHERA,/*/. ANTHER.^ towards the apex or point, 
are fmall knobs or fummits plac-* ATTENUATED, is faid of a 
K k foot-ftalk 
