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ruNio'ULAR Chord, Funic'ulus— A little 
rope, a chord-like appendage, by the 
intervention ('f ivhich, in many cases, 
the seeds are Httached instead of being 
seated immediately on tlie placenta. 
This is vary ])roiTiinent in Acacia. 
Tunic'clus — T he tlnv.n.d whicii attaches 
the sporangia t.o fhowullin the cup- 
like fungi of Nidnhu'iaceifi. 
Funi'lifor-M— R opi‘.shaj;ed. Tough, cylin- 
drical, and flexible, like a. cord. 
FuR0A'Tt!8, kuki.la'xus— F orked, and 
minutely forked. 
FuRFUXiA'ciit-'s — C' D'ered with a meal -like 
powder. 
Fus'cus- -Frown, with a grey tinge, deep 
grey and red. 
Fu'siform , Fubtfor'mis, Ft:'s i n us— 
Spiiidle-sh.aped ; a solid, whose trans- 
verse sections perpendicular to the axis 
are circular, ami w hich ta|.>er 8 gvadiudly 
at each vnd ; the sl^eins of l)f.’ 7 ubv‘ \ 
biimi var. jii.^ijornic, 
Galbu'lus — T he frui+.of the which 
is only h modificatiun of tlie cone or 
strobilus ; where the apex of each car- 
pellary scale is much enlarged, ii« in 
Cupn^ims and Thuja, nr cnen tieshy, 
as in JuniperK.^ ; so that collectively 
they form a rr.'unded compact fruit, 
Galactopoiet'iu- I'hi.nla which are sup- 
posed to have the fMjwer of iucroasing 
the flow of milk. This is attributed to 
the leaves of th • Castor-oil plant. Tlie 
seed of the Cotton plant are reported 
to be gHltic'fcvigogne. 
Ga'lea — A helmet. tlA'uEA’i'US — Wearing 
a helmet. Galkatk, (tAi.eifoumts — 
Resembling a helmet. Where a petal 
or other membranous organ is shaped 
in a hollow \aultcd inaiuier like a 
helmet. (Sec fh overs of Pteradylh.) 
Gaii'etk — S exual prc^tuplaemic body, naked 
or in vested with a membrane, motile (zoo- 
gamete or plenogamete) or non-motile, 
which, on coiijugaii'-m wifli another 
gamete of like nv unlike outward form, 
gives rise to a body tevinecl “zygote.*' 
GamopeFalous, G amopet'alus — Syno- 
nym for “Moiiopetalous”; on the sup- 
positio?! that the corolla of such are 
formed by the unii»n or grafting to- 
gether of several petals. (See the corolla 
of CTuriicma.) 
GAMOSE'PALOua, Gamosrpalus— T erms of 
similar construction, supposing such a 
calyx to be formed by the union of 
several sepals, 
Gattie— A n Indian gum obtained from the 
Babool, Aracin (i>a(ii(rcu 
Gkla'tjnol's, Gklatino'sus— H aving the 
consistence or general appearance of 
jelly. 
Gelixea:— C ells In Alg.!* secreting vegetable 
jelly- 
Gem'ikate, Gem'isatu« — G rowingin pairs, 
as the fruit of Alaba i/eminata. 
Geii'ma— A young bud. GEMMATtON, 
Geminatio — E ither the disposition of 
the buds on plants or tlie xieiiod of 
their expansion. 
Gemmif'erous — B earing buds. 
Gem'siule, Gem'mula — S ynonym for ‘ ‘Leaf- I 
bud.^^’ The buds of mosses ; therepro- 
ductive eoriuiscles of Algjp. | 
Genic'ulate, Gemoui.atus — W here any 
part is bent abruptly, .so as to form a i 
decided angle. Gexio'ulum— A little • 
knee, a joint, a node. 
Gknufle.x'uous— B ent angularly, like a 
knee-joint. 
Gk'R'tts— T he smallest natural group com- 
posed of distinct sjiecies. The known 
species of plants are now far too i 
munerous hir the Immun mind to study 
■without olasfiitication, or even to give * 
distinct .single n.ames to. To facilitate ' i 
these objects, an admirable system, 
invented by that father of botany, ' 
Liiuiicus, has been universally adopted, | 
viz, ; — One common substantive name 
gi\'en to a number of species which 
resemble ench other luore thnn they do 
any other nxiecies; the species so col- 
lected under one name are collectively | 
called a Genu.'?, the common name being I 
the Generic luuno. ,j 
Gkohl.\s'tuh — A n eudiryo whose cotyledons . ’ 
remain umlerground during the process ' 
of germination, as in t.he Common Pea. i * 
Ger'men — S ynonym for “Ovarium.” | 
Gerontoo.'EOUs — Belonging to the Old ' 
World. 
Gie’bous, Giiuto'sus — Where a jiart is 
convex, as though i I were swollen. (See 
Lobefio. !//hbosa.) 
Gigan'teus — G iaiit-like, when the dimen- 
sions of a particular species considerably 
exceed tho.'?e of any of its congeners. 
Black Beiin, Mucuna piganlcu. 
Gi'gas — See large Nettle-tree, Laportca 
gmis. 
Gill — S ynonyiii for “ LaiiielLi.” 
Gii/vrs — A dirty yellow with a tinge of 
red, orange-ydlow, niid gs^y. 
GiTH.iGiNErei — Greeni'h-reiJ. 
Gla'bbocs, Gla'rratus— A surface wholly 
destitute of pubescence. 
GLACiAivKS—lIaviug the ai>})earance of 
being frozen. 
Gladia'tus, GL.i'JUATE — Flat, .straight, or 
slightly curved, witli the edges parallel 
and the ap-x acute. Also synonym 
for “ Ancipital.” 
Gland, Glan'dtjla — C ollections of cellular 
tissue, soniewhat irmdified in its texture 
and serving the funpose of a secreting 
organ. Sorno glands are sniik in the 
texture of the t)lauts ; otiiers are 
elevated on pediwls, hairs, &c. (See 
“Stinking Rodger,” Taydes qtanduli- 
feva ; and glands ■ui j^hyilodia of 
Acacia.) 
Glans — A one or lew-seederl, dry, inferior, 
iudeliUcent pericarp, seat--d within a 
cupulary iiivulucrum. The fruit of 
(Oak) is the be»t example. 
Glaue'o.sk, Gdireo'ses — Growing in 
gravelly places. 
Glal'cous, GL.iUCEs’CENS — Dull green, 
with a peculiar whitish-blue lustre. 
Also frosted with bloom of a bluish- 
green tinge. (See Nicotiana glauca.) 
