APETALOUS, flowers destitute of a corol, 
APH VILLOUS, destitute of leaves. 
APODAL, the first order of fishes, which have no ventral fins : Fishes^ 
ng. 3. 
APTERA, the seventh order of insefts, distinguished by their having 
no wings : in.'eSis, Jig. 21. 
APYROUS, applied to mineral substances which do not liquefy in the 
greatest degree of heat. 
ARl ELATE, furnished with an outer deciduous coat, 
ASSURGENT, declining at the base, and rising in a curved manner 
to an creG, position. 
AT PRAOTORIAL, attrafiling iron, as the m.agnet. 
AURELIA, the chrysalis, or quiescent stage of transformation in an in- 
se6't, in which it is inclosed in a hard case or web : Inseffs, f. 13. 
AURICLED, having an appendage like a little ear. 
AURICLES, the erect crest.like feathers placed over the eyes of somg 
birds, as owls. 
AWN, a slender hair-like process ; plate 6, Jig. 7 ; h. 
AXILLARY, growing from the angles of ramification ; pi. 3, fig. 8, e. 
Banner, the standard or uppermost petal of a papilionaceous corol : 
plate 6, fig. 16 ; L. 
BARB, a kind of spine armed with teeth pointing backwards. 
BEARD, a tuft of strong hairs at the ends of leaves. The tendril-like 
processes about the mouth of fishes : Fishes, fig. 5 ; c. The lax 
pendent simple feathers on the chin or breast of some birds. 
BELLU,E, the sixth order of animals in the class mammalia, having 
front teeth both in the upper and lower jaws. 
BERRY^, a llcshy or pulpy fruit, without valves, containing naked 
seeds: plate S, fig. 11, 12. 
BIBULOUS, gradually absorbing water. 
BIFARIOUS, pointing in opposite directions. 
BIGEMINATE, applied to a doubly compound leaf, having a forked 
petiole connecting several leafets at the top. 
BIJUGOUS, having two pairs of leafets. 
B1 LAMELLATE, divided longitudinally into two laminae. 
BILOBA I'E, divided into two lobes. 
BILOCULAR, having two cells. 
BINATE, consisting of a single pair : plate h, fig. 1. 
BI PINNATE, doubly pinnate or winged : plate 5, fig. 16. 
BIPINNATIFID, doubly pinnatifid. 
BIPUPILLATE, an eyc-like spot, having two pupils or dots writhin it 
of a dirt'erent colour. 
BIRADIATE, consisting of two rays. 
BISE TOUS, furnished with two brist!e-like appendages. 
BITERNATE, doubly or twice three-fold. 
BIVALVE, consisting of two valves or divisions. 
BOTRYOIDAL, clustered like a branch of grapes. 
BRA cm ATE, growing horizontally in opposite pairs which alter-' 
iiately cross each other : plate 3, fig. 7. 
