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THE FLORIST’S JOURNAL. 
Apophysis. An irregularly swollen surface. 
Appense. An approach to pendulous. 
Appressed. Inclining closely to the surface of something else; 
the pubescence which lies close to the leaves, or the stems 
of trailing plants, are said to be appressed. 
Approximate. Approaching closely, but not united. 
Apterous. Without the membranous margins found on some 
petioles which are called wings. 
Apyrenus. Seedless fruit, as some varieties of the orange, &c. 
Aquatics. Applied to all plants which grow in or under water. 
Aqueous. Belonging to or resembling water. 
Arachnoid. Covered with very soft pubescence like velvet. 
Araneus. Composed of soft downy fibres. 
Arborescent. Assuming the size or form of a tree. 
Arboreus. A tree, as distinguished from frutescent or shrubby. 
Arbuscula. A small tree-like shrub, as some heaths, &c. 
Arcuatus. Curved so as to form a large arc. 
Areolze. Small cells or cavities, distinctly separate. 
Argenteus. Silvery, grey with a metallic tinge. 
Arid. Extremely dry. 
Arillus. An expansion of the funicular chord adhering to the 
hilum of seeds, and sometimes covering them in the form 
of an integument. The mace of commerce is the arillus of 
the nutmeg. 
Arista. An awn. 
Aristate. Bearded like an ear of corn. 
Aristulatus. Armed with small aristas or bristles. 
Armata. Furnished with bristles, thorns, &c. 
Armeniacus. Of the colour of an apricot. 
Aromatic. Possessing the scent or quality of spice. 
Articulation. The place at which a leaf or branch joins the 
parent stem. 
Ascending. Applied to a branch which at first proceeds in a 
horizontal direction and afterwards becomes vertical. 
Asci. Small tubes which contain the sporules or seeds of cryp- 
togamic plants. 
Ascidium. An extension or appendage to certain leaves, usually 
termed a pitcher. 
Assimilation. The act of converting nutritious matter into the 
component matter of the receiving body. 
Assurgent. Synonyme for ascending. 
