VOCABULARY AND INDEX.
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Decumary 122
Decum'bent, decum'bens. Whenthe base is erect, and the remain-der is procumbent.
Decur'rent. When the two edgesof a leaf extend downwards be-low the points of insertion andbecome projecting wings to thestem.
Decus'sate, decussu'tus. Whenleaves or branches are oppositein pairs, and each pair extendsat right angles with the nextpair above or below on the samestem.
Deer berry 380
Deer grass 301
Def'inite in numbers. When thenumber of stamens, seeds, pe-tals, &c. is uniform.
Deflect'ed, deflect'us. Bendingdown archwise.
Demis'cent, dehiscen'tia. The nat-ural opening of capsules in theproper season.
Del'toid; ddtoi'deas , A leaf withfour corners; that is, one at thestem, one at the apex, and oneeach side; but the side ones arenearer to the base than to the a-pex. When the side angles areabout as near to the apex as tothe base, it is called a rhomboidleaf.
Den'tate, denta'tus. Toothed.
Depressed. When the upper surfaceof a succulent leaf is a little con-cave.
Dev'il’s wood 239
Dewberry 310
Diadel'phous. Belonging to, or va-rying into, the class diadelphia.
Dichot'omous. Forked.
Diclin'ia. (Zfc. twice; hline, bed.)Stamens in one flower and pistilsin another, whether on the sameor different plants. This is thename of a class in Pursh’s Floracomprising most of the plants ofthe classes Monoecia and Dioecia.
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Di'jjyna'mous. Belonging to, or va-rying into, the class Didynamia.Diffu'sed, dzffusm. Spreading.Dig'itate. Fingered.
Dilu'te. Prefixed to color implies,that it is reduced; as dilute-pur-pureus, pale-purple.
Dill . 21
Dice'cious , dioica. Belonging to orvarying into the class Dicecia.Dis'coid. Resembling a disk; a tuftof leaves spread out so as to re-semble a disk. Having a diskwithout rays.
Disk, dis'cus. The whole surface ofa leaf, or of the top of a compoundflower, as opposed to its edge orperiphery.
Ditch mossDittanj r
Dock 313,
DockmackieDodder
Dodecan'drous. Having twelve sta-mens definitely.
Dog-baneDogweedDogwoodDogtail grassDogtooth violetDor'sal, dorsa'lis.back.
Doub'ly. See duplicate. In Eng lish it has its common appropriatemeaning.
Down or Down'y. See tomentose.Dragon’s claw 106
Dragoness plant 104
Dragon head 128
Dropseed 57
Dropseed grass 230
Dropwort 237
Drupe, drup'a. That kind of peri-carp which consists of a thick,fleshy, succulent, or cartilaginouscoat, enclosing a nut or stone.
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Dry rot, part 2,Duck-meatDwarf stingerDyers’s broomDyer’s cleaversDyer’s weed
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