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Rkg'ma — T he capsula tricocca of Linnajus. 
It is a fruit cautaining three or more 
c^elU, few-sBede<i, superior, dry, the 
cells b’lrstiug from Um axis with elas- 
ticity. The outer coat is frequently 
softer than the eiulocatphnn or inner 
coat, and separates from it when ripe. I 
The cells of this kind of fruit are called 
cocci. Tlie castor-oil i)lant furnishes 
a good example. 
Regrr-s'sus — S ynonym for “ Reflexus.” 
Where a Horal organ assumes the 
character of anf*thcr which iielongs to 
the whorl preceding that in position to 
which b. dongs. 
Reg'ular, Reg t'LA'Ris — Uniformity in 
structure or condition, where Hiibordi- 
natB parts of th« same kind closelj' 
resemble pach otljer, and are sym- 
Tnetricallv arranged. 
Religiosus, Reliuiosa — Some plants are 
so named fr.*m being used in religious 
worship, as J’'(cn$ rdujioMt, the Sacred 
Fig of Tjidia. 
REL'iquT/E — Leavings ; iippendages which 
wither without falling olf. Synonym i 
for Induviaj.” 
Remo'tus (ReiU'ved) — Synonym for 
“ Rams.’’ 
Re'xiporm, Rexifok'jiis, REXA'mus— 
Reseinhling the section, taken longi- 
tudinally, through a kidney. 
Repand^ (Bowed), Refan'iiur— When the i 
margin is uneven, bespeaking the ten- ' 
tendency u* become sinuate. 
RE'PKNs-*Crf"t‘ping ; lying flat upon the 
ground, and emitting roots along the 
under surface. (See White or Uutch 
Clover, TrifoUiiDL rcitena.) 
Repuca'tk, KEPi-iCA'TrvE, KeplicatiVus, 
Rkpuoa'tvs (XJnfoldeti) — Doubled 
down, so that the upper part comes in 
contact with the lower. In sestivation 
the fold is inwards, in vernation back- 
wards. 
Re'pluu (A door cheek) — The persistent 
portion of some pericarps, after the 
valves have fallen away. The Match- ! 
Bean is a good e.xample. 
Repbouuc'tive Ubgans— T he parts of a 
plant immediately concerned in the 
formation of seed, sporules, &c. 
Rep'tanh— S teeping along. S3’nonym for 
“ Ue]»eiis.” 
Resinif'erps — S ecreting resin. Examples : 
ApJuinopetaluiii re^inosum and Euca- 
lifptux r<'sinifcra, the “Jimmy Low.’^ 
RESP^BA'TIO;^. Respira'tio (Breathing)— 
A function of the leaf and other parts, 
furnished with stomata, by which 
carbonic acid is decomposed, and car- 
bon assimilated into an organic com- 
pound. 
Res'tans (Remaining) — Synonym for 
“Persistens.” 
Restib'ilis (Producing every year) — 
Synonym for “ Pevennis.” 
Restivq Spore— a spore which becomes 
quiescent, or rests for a period more 
or less long, before germination. 
Resu'pinate, Hesupina'tus (Lying on the 
back) — So turned or twisted that the ! 
parts naturally the undermost become 
the uppermost, and vice versd. 
Ke'TE— A net. KETIC'ULATR, KKflOULA'TUS 
— Made like a net, resembling net* 
work. Rktic'ulum— A little net, 
Heti'ferus— X et bearing. Retifor'mis 
I — Xet-like, &c. These terms are ap- 
plied to veins, as well as to any parts 
of jflants with a net-like appearance, 
as the filamentous web-like appendages 
often attached to species of Fungi 
(See the veins of the leaf of Li/oima 
reticulata., ac<unnion South Queensland 
climber.) 
Retinac'dlum (A stay or hold-fast)— A 
viscid gland connoeterl with the .stigma 
in Orchide® and Asclepiade®, which 
retains the pollen-moss. 
Retrac'tfs (Drawn back) — Where cf»tyle- 
dons are so far prolonged at their basa 
as t-Kt completely conceal the radicle. 
Retrocurva'tus— Synonym for “ ^cur* 
vud.” Retro'flexus— Synonym for 
“ Ryflexn.s.” Retboekac'tus — Syno. 
nym for “ Ko.fractus,” RETKOB'suii, 
i Retbor'sus — Used synonymously with 
“ Keen rvu.s'’ and “Reflexus.” Ketko< 
ver'su.s— Synonym for “ Inversus.” 
Retuse', Retu'.sv8 (Blunted)— Having a 
slight depro.-ision or sinus at the ai^ex, 
(See th.s leaves of an old plant of the 
common Sidu weed.) 
i Revalenta Arabica — T he prepared farina 
' of the Lentil. Sold also as Ervalenta. 
; REVorir'iULfS (Capable of being rolled back) 
— Synonym for “ Revolutivus,” which 
implies that an organ has its margina 
rolled backwards upon the under sur- 
face. 
Re'yolute, REVOLU'xrJj (Turned back)— 
Rolled backw’ards fruii the extremity 
upon the und(^rside or surface, as the 
flower lobes of Ja'<minuttL reroluimn, 
Khab'dvs— A rod. The stipes of certain 
Fungi. 
Rha'chis — I n ferns, that part of the stem of 
the frond upon which the pinnae are 
! placed, or the portion above the stipes. 
Rh.vohil'la— T he axis of a grass spike- 
let. 
Rhkg'ma — S ee “Regraa.” 
Rhixan'thus — S ynonym for “Radicalis.” 
Rhi'zexa — T he peculiar roots of Mosses and 
Lichens. 
Rhizoblas'tus— A n embryo provided with 
an incipient root. 
Rhizocar'pous, Ruizocarpia'nus RhizO* 
CArTicus — A n herbaceous perennial. 
Rhizo'genvm— T he dilated base of tha 
frond in certain Alg®, from w’hich 
proceed root-like appendages by which 
it adheres to its support. 
RhizoiT>eus— R esembling a root in general 
appearance. 
Rhizo'me, Rhizo'ma — A prostrate or sub- 
terranean stem, from which roots are 
emitted, and scaly leaves or branches 
given off at the joints. RiiizoMORPiirs 
— Assuming the appearance of a root. 
(See the underground stems of Ferns, 
&c.) 
Eiiizo'PHrLUS— Growing attached to roots. 
