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Veil — A membrane which invests the 
theca in Mosses, and which, by the 
growth of the seta and expansion of 
the theca, is ruptured and carried up 
pixm the lid ; also a membrane which 
invests the pUeus and is connected 
with the stipes of certain Fungi. 
Velamina'kis— W hen an anther de- 
hisces by the rolling up of one side of a 
cell from base to apex. Vbla'tls — 
Veiled. 
Vein — A bundle of fibro-vaiicular tissue 
penetrating a leaf or foliaceous appen- 
dage, Vein'less— P ossessing no veins. 
Vein'let— T he smallest ramification 
of a vein. Ve'na— A vein. Ven.a'tiox, 
Vena'tio — T he arrangement of vein?. 
V Exo'sus — W’ith many veins. Example, 
Verhemi vciiosn. 
Vel'lus— A fleece. Velv'men— V elvet; a 
coating of close soft hair. Velu'tinus, 
Veluti>o'.sus — V elvety; with asurface 
resembl ing velvet, being coated w ithvel- 
umen,as the fronds of NiAhohma vcHca. 
Ve'lum— T he veil in certain Fungi. 
"V eneni'feuus — Producing poisonous 
matter, as J^avthor.i/ltmi 7’encjiciwif a 
poisonous tree of TiHjpical Quetnshmd. 
VE^•'TRAl., Ventua'ijs— U sed in contra- 
distinction to Dorsal.*' Thus, in a 
pericarjj formed from a single cari>el, 
the “ ventral suture ’* would be the line 
of union between the placentiferous 
edges. Ventricose', Ventrioo'sus 
(B ig -bellied) — Swelling out cn one aide. 
V ekthicclo'hv K — S ligh tly ventricose. 
Vex'ulac-comml'.ves — A iluatomosing vein- 
lets. 
VENrLo'so-mxoi'DKfs— When equal and 
curved veins proceed parallel to each 
other from the midrib to the margin. 
VENULO'so-XEimV.suH — When straight 
parallel veins are connected by cross 
veinlets. 
Venus'tus — L ovely, cliarniing, beautiful, 
as the flowers of Bifjtwnia rnhiiAa. 
^'EEMicuLA'Ris—Worm-sbapisd, Vekmicu- 
la'tus — C overed with contorted w'orra- 
like elevations. 
Ver'mib'Uge — T hat which expels W(»rins. 
Ver'xal, Verxa'lls, VER'xuci— Belonging 
to si>riug ; upjjearing at spring time. 
Vern.v'tiox, Vern'a'tio — T he manner in 
which leaves are disix^sed in the bud. 
^’EBXico’.srs — When a surface appears 
polished, as if by varnish. (See 
Ct/uth-jn vermrosu^.) 
Veb'pa — A n old Roman name, synonymous 
with “ Phallus.” 
Vebeu'ca— A wart; also the peritheecium 
of some Fungi. Verru'c.efokmis— 
Resembling a wart. Vkrruco'suh — 
Warty. VjamucuLo'sr.s— Where the 
warts are small and abundant. 
Ver'satile, Versax'ilis— W hen a part is 
so slightly attached to its support that 
it reatlily swings to and fro. (See 
anthers of Ourdenia flower.) 
Versico'lou — P ossessing sevoral tints of 
colour, or appearing differently coloured 
in dilJereut positions. (See Vxctlis 
versicolor,) 
Veesifor'mis — C hanging its shape as it 
grows old. 
Versipal'mus — A palmate arrangement, in 
which the divisions are not ail in the 
.same plane. 
Ver'tkbratb, Vertebra'tus— D istinctly 
articulated, and often more or less 
contracted at intervals. 
Ver'tex (The top or uttermost point) — Any 
xipper extremity. The pileus of certain' 
Fungi. 
Ver'I’Ical— P eri)^‘ndicular. 
Ver'ticel, VEimcii/LV.s— A whorl. Ver- 
ticil'lastkr — W hen short cymes in the 
axils of opposite leaves give to the 
inflorescence of LabiaUe the appearance 
of their flowers being disposedin whorls.. 
Verti'cillatr, Vehticilla'tcs — 
Whorled. Veuticilliflo'uvs— W hen 
whorls of flowers liave a spiked arrange- 
ment. V ERTJCILLATO-PINXATLSECTU.S — 
Where certain .sessile leaves are sub- 
divided into numerou-s filiform piii- 
nately arranged segment's, which assume 
an appearance as if they were whorled 
about the stem. (See the small scales 
w’hich take the place of leaves at the 
aiticulation.s of the brancblets of our 
I Oaks, Casunritia.) 
Veb'tilix'ear— H aving straight lines, 
VerL’CULa'tus — C ylindrical and somewhat 
pointed. 
Ves'icaxt — T o raise blisters. The root of 
the Horse Radish tree has this iJioperty. 
VESic'.vrORius— Producing blisters when 
ajjplied to the skin. V e'sicle— A 
bladder-like cavity filled with air. 
Vesi'cular, V i:sicl’i.,kfor'mtb, V kbi- 
cula'bis, Vesicula'tus - Bladder}'. 
Vksiculif'erus — S upporting or con- 
taining bladders. 
Vespeuti'xljs — A ppearing or expanding in 
the evening ; or Vebpertil'io, the 
specific name of the Queensland Cork- 
tree, so naniod [Eritthrhia rcspertilh) 
from the leaflets resembling a bat on 
the wing. 
Ves'sel — A cell which a-faumes alengthened 
tubular comlition. 
Vexil'lary, Vkxilla'ris — T he arrange- 
ment of the petals in the aestivation of 
a papilionaceous flower. Vf.xilla'tus 
— W hen a papilionaceous flower lias a 
large standard. Vexil'i.usi— A stand- 
dard, as Viprui rcxifhda, 
Vi'bbatile— T hat moves to and fro, or 
vibrates. 
Vice'xi (Twenty) — In twenties. 
Vigi'li.-e— A pplied to the i)criods during 
which certain idants gradually exi>aud 
and close their flowers daily. 
Villose', Villif'erus, Yillo'sfs— C overed 
with long weak hairs. Villos'ity — xV 
covering of long weak hair, as PultCMBa 
v'dlom. 
Vi'men (A twig ) — X long flexible shoot. 
ViMi'XEOus, ViMrNKLS — Furnished 
with long flexible twigs, as many of the 
I Osiers. 
I Vinea'lis— G rowing naturally in vine- 
, yards. 
