GLOSSARY 
A-, prefixed signifies absence; as asep- 
tate, without septa. 
ABBREVIATED, shortened. 
ABBREVIATIONS: 
! expresses certainty. 
? expresses doubt, 
c. m. = centimeter, 
c. c. = cubic centimeter. 
m. m. = millimeter. 
/x. = micron. 
in. — inch. 
0 foot or feet. 
' inch or inches. 
" line (1-12 inch) or lines, 
eu. sometimes written after the name of a 
species to indicate that it is certainly a well 
developed species, not a variety, 
nov. gen. = new genus. 
n. sp. = new species. 
v. icon. = a figure of the plant seen, 
v. s. = seen in a dried state, 
v. sp. = seen wild, 
y. v. = seen alive. 
x before a figure means magnified that num¬ 
ber of times; x 50 = magnified 50 times. Be¬ 
tween two figures signifies by; 2x4 = 2 by 
4. 
— between two figures = to; 2 — 4 = from 2 
to 4. 
* at end of a citation, denotes that a plant is 
fully described in the place referred to. 
ABER'RANT. differing in some of its 
characters from the group in which it 
is placed; said of an individual, species, 
genus, etc. 
ABJEC'TION, throwing off with force, 
as spores or seeds. 
ABJOINT', to joint off or delimit by 
septa. 
ABNOR'MAL, not conforming to the 
usual type; irregular; unnatural. 
ABORIGTNAL, indigenous; native. 
ABOR'TIVE, imperfect or wanting. 
ABRUPT', terminating suddenly. 
ABSTRIC'TION, separation of one part 
from another by constriction, especial¬ 
ly of spores from their hyphae. 
ACAUDES'CENT, ACAU'LINE ACAU'- 
LOSE, ACAU'LOUS, stemless. 
AC'EROSE, narrow, stiff, and pointed, 
like spruce needles; intermediate in 
form between acicular and subulate. 
ACETABTTL.TFORM, deep saucer¬ 
shaped, with a broad concave bottom 
and nearly upright sides. 
ACH'ROOUS, colorless. 
ACICTJLA, (pi. ACIC'ULAE), a needle 
shaped spine, prickle, or other body. 
ACIC'ULAR, ACIC'ULATE. AC'IFORM, 
slender needle—or bristle—shaped, as 
the leaves of most pines. 
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AC'ROGEN, a cryptogam which in¬ 
creases by development at the summit 
of an axis, having a true stem, leaf¬ 
like appendages, etc.; as ferns, mosses, 
etc., see Amphigen. 
ACROG'E'NOUS, (a) produced at the 
apex, as some spores from the apex of 
a hyphal branch; (b) of the nature of 
or pertaining to acrogens. 
ACROP'ETAL, in the direction of the 
summit. 
ACU'LEATE, ACU'LEATED, having 
prickles; prickle-pointed. 
ACU'LEUS, (PI. ACU'LEI), a prickle. 
ACU'MINATE, ending in a prolonged 
tapering point. 
ACUTE', ending in a distinct angle but 
not prolonged; applied to lamellae hav¬ 
ing sharp edges, or to those pointed at 
either end. 
ADHE'RING, sticking together of dis¬ 
similar parts. 
AD'NATE, attached or grown together; 
said of lamellae broadly attached to 
the stipe. 
ADNEXED', apolied to lamellae at¬ 
tached to the stipe but not adnate. 
ADPRESSED', lying close, appressed. 
ADVENTI'TIOUS, appearing casually, 
or in an abnormal or unusual position 
or place. 
AERU'GINOSE, AERU'GINOUS, ver¬ 
digris-green. 
AFFIN'ITY, true or near relationship. 
AGAM'IC, AG'AMOUS, sex-less. 
AG'AMOGEN'ESIS, asexual reproduc¬ 
tion. 
AGAM'OSPORE, spore formed without 
fertilization. 
AG'ARIC, any gill-bearing fungus; for¬ 
merly applied only to members of the 
genus Agaricus. 
AGAR'ICOID, of the nature of an agar¬ 
ic; mushroom-like. 
AGGLOM'ERATE, (a) clustered dense¬ 
ly, but not connected together, (b) gath¬ 
ered into a rounded mass or into a 
compacted heap or pile. 
AGGLU'TINATE, as if glued together; 
applied to fungi that are firmly at¬ 
tached to matrix. 
AG'GREGATE, AGGREGATED, col¬ 
lected together but not cohering; about 
the same as agglomerate. 
ALBU'MENOID, an organic substance 
containing nitrogen in its composition, 
as protoplasm. 
ALUAN'TOID, sausage-shaped. 
ALLIA'CEOUS, having the odor of on¬ 
ions. 
AL'PINE, growing on mountains above 
the timber-line. 
