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Aqua'ticus, Aqua'tilis, Aqua'tic— L iving 
or growing in water, as tlie species of 
Potamogeton. 
Aquosus— W atery, 
Arachno'id, Arachno'idrus— Composed 
of soft downy fibres, resembling the web 
of a spider. (See Leptospcriaum arach- 
noUUiDiv.) 
Ara'neus, Araneo'sus— A rachn'oid, 
ArBOKE'sCHNT, ArBORE'SOENS, AllBO'URUa 
— Attaining the size of a tree, or fortn 
of a tree. 
Arbus'culakiS'— B ranching like a little tree. 
ARCH'EGo'Niuar — The young female organ in 
Cryptogamic plants. 
Arcu'atits — B ent like a bow, so as to form 
a large arc of a circle. Arcu'ato- 
RUGULOSE — Wrinkled in an arcuate or 
curved manner. 
Arouatus — That has the jaundice ; turning 
colour ; or it may refer tu some part 
being bent like a bow (arcus). 
Ar'delLvE — T he peculiar apothecia in the 
genus Arihonia re.seuibliiig burnt or 
cauterised spots. 
Ar'dens — Bright, glowing, burnished, 
Arena'rius — Growing in saiiOy soil. (See 
J5ro//ius arenarmis.) 
Abe'orate, Areola'icts — C o vered with 
areolfe (meshes), spaces distinctly 
marked out on the surface. 
Arqente'uh — Silvery. (See the leaves of 
Hydrangea japonica^ var. argentea or 
the Silver-thatch Palm, Tkrlnax ar- 
gentea.) 
Argtrophyl'lus — Silvery-leaved. (See 
Hclianthus argyrophyllua, the Silver- 
leaved Sunflower.) 
AriiVity— D rynet'S. 
Arie'tinum — Resembling a ram’s head. 
(See Gram, Oicer arietinum.) 
Arilla'tus — Burnished with an ar'il. 
Auil'lus — An expansion of the funicu- 
lar cht*rd, rising round certain seeds in 
the form of an integument, generally 
more or less fleshy. The fruit of the 
native Tamarind and the various sxjecies 
of Nephelium furnish good examples. 
Abma — A ll kinds of armour, a.Hi jirickles, 
thorns, &c. 
AR'MiLLAiiia — Like a bracelet. 
Arista'tu« — A wned or bearded. An organ 
is said to be aristate when the point is 
fine like a hair. Aris'ta — A n awn. 
Abthon'O'id — Of the form and consistence 
of the apothecia in the genus Arthonia. 
ARTHROSTKRiG'ifATA— Short, Straight, arti- 
culate sterigiuata. 
ARTrcui.ATs or Jointed— T he joints where 
they fioparatfi are called articulatiuiis, 
each separate piece an article, aa the 
steins of Viscum artiGuhUuui, 
Arvf/nsis — G rowing in cultivated grounds, 
SiB Stachyst arrcnxi.s the Hedge Nettle, 
a oominon garden weed. 
Ascen'DINO, AscEiV'dent— Wluji-e an organ 
starting horizontally or rising obliriucly I 
from the ba.se curves upwards, uud > 
ultimately attains a vertical position. | 
Asci'dium — Askidiwi, a little bottle, an 
appendage termed a pitcher. (See tlie 
genus JSl epenthes.) : 
As'cus — A bag. The cases which contain 
sfroridia or s])ores are so called. (See 
also Theca/') 
AscyT’HOIs— W ithout scyphi or cups. 
Asper— Burnished with harsli hairs. (See 
Prickly ]'’ern, iJooflia as 2 iera.) 
AsPERGiLLiEOR'ii IS— Little tufts of hair 
which, collected together, assume the 
form of a brash, 
AssiiiiLA'TiON— That act by which a plant 
converts nutritious matter into its own 
substance. 
A'tek (in ctomposition, atro] — Pure black, 
RvS Atro-pubpureds, blackish red ; 
AtrO'VIRkns, green, a little verging 
u]>on black. 
Atka'tcs — Becoming black. 
Aste'rias— Stellate, starry. 
ATTKNUA'TUsi — Diminished. Where the 
breadth is gradually diinininhed to- 
wards cither extremity, as Asplenium 
aUonmtum. 
Aucupa^rius — Having a tendency to attract 
birds. 
Aulacocar’pa [Aalax^ a furrow, and karpoSj 
fruit) — Fruit furrowed. (See Acacia 
aidacocarpat the Hickory Wattle 
pods.) 
AurantTacus, Auran'ties (From Auran^ 
tiiwif an orange) — Of an orange colour, 
as the flowers of fivlbophyUam auranti^ 
arunt. 
Aura''tu.s {Aureus^ golden) — Of a bright 
golden colour; comxjosed of yellow 
with a small portion of red. 
Au'ricle — T his is apjJied to the rounded 
ax»pcndages at tlie base of some leaves. 
AuRiari,A'TL-.s — Provided with ear-like 
lobes or processes, as the leaves of 
Solanum auriculatmi. 
ArsTK.\’Ll.S— This term is found n.sed in two 
seijses ; thus Vastanospcrviun), amtrale 
is so named from being an Australian 
tree (iSIoreton Bay Chestnut), but 
Pinus austmlU is so named frmn being 
found in the southern swamps of 
America. 
AVTOCAKTuAN, .ArTOCARPEA'NUM (From 
aulus, alone, and karpon, fruit) — Syno- 
nym for “suiiorinr” fruit, one which 
contracts no adhe.sion with the perianth. 
Avici:r.A'Ri«“Siipi)lying birds witli food. 
(Sec ^olanam arwulare.) 
Awn — A stiff bristle-like appendage, as 
the beard of soine wheats. 
Axil — The upper angle formed by the 
attachment of a leaf or branch to its 
support. 
Ax'ii.e — P roceed tng from the centre or axis. 
(Sec “Placenta.”) 
Axii/larv, Axilla'rih— Occiui'iiig in an 
axil. 
Az'uiiE, AzuTtEUS — Of a lively pale-bluo, 
like the sky. (See f^alvia azurea.) 
Azygospore — S pore produced without 
copulation. 
B.\iiool — T oe Indian name of Acacia 
arahica. The gum is known as 
“ Gattie.” 
