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''[[Chaff]]''. A small thin dry and membranous [[scale]] or [[bract]]; in particular, the bracts in the [[flower]]-heads of composites.
''[[Chaff]]''. A small thin dry and membranous [[scale]] or [[bract]]; in particular, the bracts in the [[flower]]-heads of composites.
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+''[[Champain]]''. Expanse of flat, open countryside.
''[[Channeled]]''. Deeply grooved lengthwise; [[canaliculate]].
''[[Channeled]]''. Deeply grooved lengthwise; [[canaliculate]].
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''[[Ecalcarate]]''. Without [[calcar]] or [[spur]].
''[[Ecalcarate]]''. Without [[calcar]] or [[spur]].
−''[[Ecology]]''. Study of habits and modes of life of animals and plants.
+''[[Ecology]]''. Study of habits and modes of life of animals and plants and their relationships to one another.
''[[Ecostate]]''. Without ribs.
''[[Ecostate]]''. Without ribs.
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''[[Graft]]''. A [[branch]] or [[bud]] inserted on another plant with the intention that it shall grow there; [[cion]].
''[[Graft]]''. A [[branch]] or [[bud]] inserted on another plant with the intention that it shall grow there; [[cion]].
−''[[Grafting]]''. The process of inserting a [[cion]] in a plant with the intention that it shall grow there. See ''[[Budding]]''.
+''[[Grafting]]''. The process of inserting a [[cion]] [also spelled [scion]]in a plant with the intention that it shall grow there. See ''[[Budding]]''.
''[[Granular]], granulose''. Covered with very small grains; minutely or finely mealy.
''[[Granular]], granulose''. Covered with very small grains; minutely or finely mealy.
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==U==
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−''[[Umbel]]''. Corymbose or indeterminate cluster with branches or rays arising from a common point and about equal in length, resembling framework of umbrella; umbels are characteristic of the Umbellifera.
+''[[Umbel]]''. Corymbose or [[indeterminate]] [[cluster]] with [[branch]]es or rays arising from a common point and about equal in length, resembling framework of umbrella; [[umbel]]s are characteristic of the [[Umbellifera]].
−''[[Umbellate]]''. Umbelled; with umbels; pertaining to umbels.
+''[[Umbellate]]''. Umbelled; with [[umbel]]s; pertaining to umbels.
−''[[Umbellet]]''. Secondary umbel.
+''[[Umbellet]]''. Secondary [[umbel]].
−''[[Umbellule]]''. Umbellet.
+''[[Umbellule]]''. [[Umbel]]let.
''[[Uni-]]''. One.
''[[Uni-]]''. One.
−''[[Unisexual]]''. Of one sex; staminate or pistillate only.
+''[[Unisexual]]''. Of one sex; [[staminate]] or [[pistillate]] only.
−''[[Utricle]]''. A small bladder; a bladdery 1-seeded fruit.
+''[[Utricle]]''. A small bladder; a bladdery 1-[[seed]]ed [[fruit]].
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−''[[Valvate]]''. Opening by valves or pertaining to valves; meeting by the edges without overlapping, as leaves or petals in the bud.
+''[[Valvate]]''. Opening by valves or pertaining to valves; meeting by the edges without overlapping, as [[leaves]] or [[petal]]s in the [[bud]].
−''[[Valve]]''. A separable part of a pod; the units or pieces into which a capsule splits or divides in dehiscing.
+''[[Valve]]''. A separable part of a [[pod]]; the units or pieces into which a capsule splits or divides in [[dehiscing]].
''[[Vascular]]''. With vessels or ducts, or relating to them.
''[[Vascular]]''. With vessels or ducts, or relating to them.
−''[[Vein]]''. A branch of the evident woody framework of a leaf or similar organ; secondary member of the fibro-vascular structure.
+''[[Vein]]''. A [[branch]] of the evident [[woody]] framework of a [[leaf]] or similar organ; secondary member of the fibro-vascular structure.
''[[Veinlet]]''. A small or slender vein; nerve.
''[[Veinlet]]''. A small or slender vein; nerve.
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''[[Ventral]]''. Front; relating to the anterior or inner face or part of an organ; opposite the back or dorsal part.
''[[Ventral]]''. Front; relating to the anterior or inner face or part of an organ; opposite the back or dorsal part.
−''[[Vernation]]''. The disposition or arrangement of leaves in the bud.
+''[[Vernation]]''. The disposition or arrangement of [[leaves]] in the [[bud]].
−''[[Versatile]]''. Hung or attached near the middle and usually moving freely, as an anther attached crosswise on the apex of filament and capable of turning.
+''[[Versatile]]''. Hung or attached near the middle and usually moving freely, as an [[anther]] attached crosswise on the apex of [[filament]] and capable of turning.
−''[[Verticil]]''. A whorl.
+''[[Verticil]]''. A [[whorl]].
''[[Vesicle]]''. A little bladder or bladder-like cavity.
''[[Vesicle]]''. A little bladder or bladder-like cavity.
−''[[Vexillary]]''. Pertaining to the vexillum, standard or banner of a papilionaceous flower.
+''[[Vexillary]]''. Pertaining to the vexillum, standard or banner of a [[papilionaceous]] [[flower]].
''[[Villous]]''. Provided with long and soft, not matted, hairs; shaggy.
''[[Villous]]''. Provided with long and soft, not matted, hairs; shaggy.
−''[[Vitta]]''. An oil-tube, as in the fruits of Umbelliferse.
+''[[Vitta]]''. An oil-tube, as in the fruits of [[Umbelliferae]].
−''[[Vittate]]''. With vitte; also striped lengthwise.
+''[[Vittate]]''. With [[vitta]]e; also striped lengthwise.
''[[Volute]]''. Rolled up.
''[[Volute]]''. Rolled up.
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−''[[Watersprout]]''. A strong rapid-growing adventitious shoot in a tree-top or bush or on a trunk.
+''[[Watersprout]]''. A strong rapid-growing adventitious [[shoot]] in a [[tree]]-top or [[bush]] or on a [[trunk]].
−''[[Whorl]]''. Three or more leaves or flowers at one node, in a circle.
+''[[Whorl]]''. Three or more [[leaves]] or [[flower]]s at one [[node]], in a circle.
−''[[Wing]]''. A thin dry or membranous expansion or flat extension or appendage of an organ; also the lateral petal of a papilionaceous flower.
+''[[Wing]]''. A thin dry or membranous expansion or flat extension or appendage of an organ; also the lateral [[petal]] of a [[papilionaceous]] [[flower]].
−''[[Woolly]]''. Provided with long, soft and more or less matted hairs; like wool; lanate.
+''[[Woolly]]''. Provided with long, soft and more or less matted hairs; like wool; [[lanate]].
−''[[Wort]]''. Old word for a plant or herb; now used only in combination, as mother-wort, spiderviort, liverwort.
+''[[Wort]]''. Old word for a plant or [[herb]]; now used only in combination, as [[mother-wort]], [[spiderwort]], [[liverwort]].