A Manual of Botanic Terms (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 Excerpt: ...inclosed within a spathe (145). Spathe (spatha, Lat. flowery branch of the datepalm), a large bract, sheathing an inflorescence (145). Spathulate (spathula, Lat. a spoon), spoon-shaped (84). Species (Lat. form), an assemblage of forms, which, it is assumed, might have emanated from one or more individuals; a group of individuals without deviation from each other, except such as might result from accidental circumstances. Spebmagones (sperma, Gr. a seed; gone, generation), thalline capsules or cysts in lichens containing spermatia. Spermatia (sperma, Gr. a seed), linear bodies found in the spermagones of lichens, supposed to be possessed of a fertilizing power. Spebmatozoids (sperma, Gr. a seed; zoon, an animal), thread-like bodies, possessed of molecular motion, found in Algae and other cryptogamic plants, supposed to possess a fecundative power (285 V). Spebmodebm (sperma, Gr. seed; derma, skin), the testa of a seed. Sphbenchtma (sphaira, Gr. a sphere; cheuma, tissue), spherical cellular tissue. Sphaleeocabptjm (sphallo, Gr. I deceive; karpos, fruit), a small indehiscent one-seeded fruit, with a fleshy complex pericarp, as in Hippophae. Spheboidal (sphairoides, Gr. spherical), a solid figure, nearly spherical. Spicules. (See Steeigmata.) Spike (spica, Lat. an ear of corn), an inflorescence of sessile flowers on a rachis (141). Spikelet (diminutive of spike), the secondary spikes or locustss of grasses (149). Spongioses (diminutive of spongia, Lat. a sponge), the absorbing extremities of roots. Spoeangium (spora, Gr. a seed; aggos, a vessel), a spore-case, with spores produced in the centre. Spobes, Spobtjies (spora, Gr. a seed), the reproductive bodies of Cryptogams, analogous to seeds. Spobidia (spora, Gr. a seed; eidon, resemblance), reproductive cells p...