Glossar Y
Glossar Y
Axil, n. L. axilla, little armpit; the angle formed between the upper side of a leaf and the stem or branch to which it is attached…
Glossar Y: Greek
Cactus, n. From a Greek word meaning "a prickly plant"; a group of plants which usually grow in dry places and have prickles or thorns…
Glossar Y: Sometimes
Dissolve, v. L. dis, apart, solvere, loose; to separate the solid particles of a body in a liquid; to melt. Sugar dissolves in water…
Glossar Y: Egypt
Great pyramids of Egypt. Three large pyramids at Ghizeh, near Cairo, in Egypt. The largest one is the largest work of man's hands in the…
Glossar Y: Roman
Jupiter, n. In Roman mythology, the chief of the gods. The eagle is his favorite bird, and he is often represented with a sheaf of…
Glossar Y: Pollen
Plant cells, n. The cells of which plants are built up. Pollen, n. L. pollen, fine flour; the dust or grains of fertilizing material found…
Glossar Y: Proteus
Pertaining to Proteus; readily assuming different Proteus, n. In classical mythology, a sea god who had the power of assuming different…
Glossar Y: Glossary
Quintus, n. L. quintus, fifth; the name given in this book to a suppositional plant. GLOSSARY.
Glossar Y: Saturn
L. retro, backward, gradi, to go; the act of going Rhea, n. In classical mythology, the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter.
Glossar Y: Root
Root, n. The part of a plant that usually grows down into the soil, fixing the plant and absorbing nutriment.
Glossar Y: Seedlet
Seed, n. The fertilized and matured ovule of a flower. Seed coat, n. The outer covering to a seed.
Glossar Y: Skin
Skin, n. The outside covering of an animal or plant. Skin cells, n. The cells of which the skin is made up. Snowdrop, n. An early spring…