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Gram’ina. Grasses and grass-like plants. Mostly found in the class 
Triandria. 
Gramin’eous. Grass like ; such plants are also called culmiferous. 
Grandi‘forus. Waving large flowers. 
Granular. Formed of grains, or covered with grains. 
Gruve’olens. Having a strong odour. 
Gregarious. In flocks, plants growing together in groups. 
Groov’ed. Marked with deep lines. 
Gymnosper’mia, (from gumnos, naked, and sperma, seed.) Having na- 
ked seeds. 
Gynan/drous. Stamens growing upon the pistil. 
Gyn/ia. From the Greek, signifying pistil. 
H. 
Hahita’tio, or Habitat. The native situation of plants. 
Habit. The external appearance of a plant, by which it is known at 
first sight, without regard to botanical distinctions. 
Hatr’-like. See Capillary. 
Halbert-form. See Hastate. 
Hand’-form. See Palmate. 
Hang’ing. See Pendant. 
Has‘tate. Shaped like a halbert; it differs from arrow-shaped in ha- 
ving the side processes more distinct and divergent. 
_ Head. A dense collection of flowers, nearly sessile. 
Heart. See Corculum and Corcle. 
Hearl’-form. See Cordate. 
Hel’met. ‘The concave upper lip of a labiate flower. 
Helminthol’ogy. The science of worms. 
Hepatic. Liver like. 
Herb. A plant which has not a woody stem. 
Herba’ceous. Not woody. 
Her’bage. Every part ofa plant except the root and fructification. 
Herba’rium. A collection of dried plants. 
Hezag’onal. Six cornered. 
Mans. Gaping. 
Hi/lum. The scar or mark on a seed at the place of attachment of 
the seed to the seed vessel. 
Hir’sute. Rough with hairs. 
His’pid. Bristly, more than hirsute. 
Ho’ary. Whitish coloured, having a scaly mealiness, not unlike 
glaucous. ; 
Holera’ceous. Suitable for culinary purposes. The term is derived 
from holus, signifying pot herbs. One of the natural orders of Lin- 
neeus, called Holerace, includes such plants as are used for the ta- 
ble, or in the economy of domestic affairs. 
Hon’eycup. See nectary. 
Hood’ed. See Cucullate, or cowled. 
Hora’rius. Continuing but an hour. 
Horizontal. Parallel to the horizon. 
Horn. See Spur. 
Hu’milis. Low, humble. 
Husk. The larger kind of glume, as the husks of Indian corn. 
