Dictionary of Scientific TermsStrahan & Company, 1878 - 325 pages |
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... organs of fructification , which consist of the calyx , or flower - cup ; the corolla , or blossom ; the stamen ; the pistillum ; the pericarpium , or seed - vessel ; and the semen , or seed . Thus the vegetable kingdom was divided by ...
... organs of fructification , which consist of the calyx , or flower - cup ; the corolla , or blossom ; the stamen ; the pistillum ; the pericarpium , or seed - vessel ; and the semen , or seed . Thus the vegetable kingdom was divided by ...
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... organs of pigs and calves ) , & c . With the view of promoting the objects under consideration , the present Dictionary has been compiled , so as to render the language of science intelligible , not only to the professional student ...
... organs of pigs and calves ) , & c . With the view of promoting the objects under consideration , the present Dictionary has been compiled , so as to render the language of science intelligible , not only to the professional student ...
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... organs of locomo- tion . The second , third , and fourth classes , the Conchifera , the Tunicata , and the Cirripeda , are each divided into two orders . The shell of the fourth class is always multivalve , or composed of a number of ...
... organs of locomo- tion . The second , third , and fourth classes , the Conchifera , the Tunicata , and the Cirripeda , are each divided into two orders . The shell of the fourth class is always multivalve , or composed of a number of ...
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... organs of digestion the lower venter or belly . - In en- tomology , the hinder part of the body , which appears united to the fore part by a filament , as in the wasp . Abdom'inals ( Lat . having venters or bellies ) , in ichthyology ...
... organs of digestion the lower venter or belly . - In en- tomology , the hinder part of the body , which appears united to the fore part by a filament , as in the wasp . Abdom'inals ( Lat . having venters or bellies ) , in ichthyology ...
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... organs . Acer ( Lat . sharp ) , a genus of plants , the maple . Acera'cea ( Lat . acer sharp ) , a natural order of monopetalous exogens , al- lied to the lindens , of which the maple is the type ; their sap yields a saccharine ...
... organs . Acer ( Lat . sharp ) , a genus of plants , the maple . Acera'cea ( Lat . acer sharp ) , a natural order of monopetalous exogens , al- lied to the lindens , of which the maple is the type ; their sap yields a saccharine ...
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