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... arrangement of flowers on an inflorescence . ANTITROPAL ( anti , Gr . opposite ; trepo , I turn ) ( 205 ) . ( See ORTHOTROPAL . ) APETALOUS ( a , Gr . without ; petalon , a petal ) , without petals . APEX ( Lat . the top ) , the ...
... arrangement of flowers on an inflorescence . ANTITROPAL ( anti , Gr . opposite ; trepo , I turn ) ( 205 ) . ( See ORTHOTROPAL . ) APETALOUS ( a , Gr . without ; petalon , a petal ) , without petals . APEX ( Lat . the top ) , the ...
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... arranged in two parallel rows . BI - SERRATE ( serratus , Lat . sawed ) , serratures again serrated ( 72 ) . BI - TERNATE ( ternus , Lat . three and three together ) , a compound leaf divided into three , each division bearing three ...
... arranged in two parallel rows . BI - SERRATE ( serratus , Lat . sawed ) , serratures again serrated ( 72 ) . BI - TERNATE ( ternus , Lat . three and three together ) , a compound leaf divided into three , each division bearing three ...
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... arranged in the form of a cross ( 180 ) . CRUSTA ( crusta , Lat . a piece of ice ) , the frosted appear- ance of the upper surface of the fronds of some lichens . CRUSTACEOUS , having an appearance resembling hoar frost . CRYPTOGAMIA ...
... arranged in the form of a cross ( 180 ) . CRUSTA ( crusta , Lat . a piece of ice ) , the frosted appear- ance of the upper surface of the fronds of some lichens . CRUSTACEOUS , having an appearance resembling hoar frost . CRYPTOGAMIA ...
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... arrangement of leaves in a flower - bud . ( See ESTIVATION . ) ETARIO ( etairia , Gr . a society ) , a fruit composed of agglomerated drupes ( 229 ) . ETIOLATED ( etiolatus , Lat . blanched ) , blanched ; de- prived of colour . EVITTATE ...
... arrangement of leaves in a flower - bud . ( See ESTIVATION . ) ETARIO ( etairia , Gr . a society ) , a fruit composed of agglomerated drupes ( 229 ) . ETIOLATED ( etiolatus , Lat . blanched ) , blanched ; de- prived of colour . EVITTATE ...
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... arranged about a globose head or receptacle ( 146 ) . GLUME ( gluma , Lat . chaff ) , exterior scales of the flower of grasses ( 137 ) . GNOMONICAL ( gnomonicus , Lat . belonging to a dial ) , when a stalk is bent at right angles ...
... arranged about a globose head or receptacle ( 146 ) . GLUME ( gluma , Lat . chaff ) , exterior scales of the flower of grasses ( 137 ) . GNOMONICAL ( gnomonicus , Lat . belonging to a dial ) , when a stalk is bent at right angles ...
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ACROGEN æstivation albumen algæ anēr anthers apothecia apothecium applied arranged Athenæum axis bark basidia bearing Botany bracts branch bulb calyx Capitulum carpels cells cellular tissue centre cheuma cloth coloured containing corolla cotyledons covered Curiosities of Civilization curved dehiscence drupe Edition embryo endon exciple feather female ferns fleshy flowers folium frond fruit Fully illustrated fungi gennao gills of Agarics growing gunē hairs hilum hymenium indehiscent indusium inflorescence integument karpos labellum LANKESTER leaflets leaves lichens little volume lobes London manual membrane midrib monos mosses mycelium organ ovary ovules pedate peri pericarp petalon petals petiole phero phullon phuton pileus pinnate pistil placenta plants plates pollen-grains polus popular readers receptacle resembling rhiza ROBERT HARDWICKE root seed shaped sheath sperma spiral spora spore-case spores stalk stamens stem stipe stoma stomata surface Thalamium thallus theca thecæ threads trepo Umbellifers vernation vessel whorl Wynter