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An assailant; also, a temper. [Obs.]

(Bot.) A small body situated on or near the nucleus in the cells of some of the lower plants, consisting of two centrospheres containing centrosomes. It exercises an important function in mitosis.

Pertaining to, or resembling, the Aurantiaceæ, an order of plants (formerly considered natural), of which the orange is the type.

Capable of self-nourishment; -- said of all plants in which photosynthetic activity takes place, as opposed to parasitism or saprophytism.

The tendency of plant organs to grow in a straight line when uninfluenced by external stimuli.

roduced or gathered in autumn; as, autumnal fruits; flowering in autumn; as, an autumnal plant. Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks In Vallombrosa. Milton.

An instrument to measure the growth of plants. Goodale.

Being without veins or nerves, as the leaves of certain plants.

A plant of the genus Geum, esp. Geum urbanum, or herb bennet.

Watchful; vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.

A plant (Subularia aquatica), with awl-shaped leaves.

, (Bot.) A plant with flowers shaped like buttons; especially, several species of Ranunculus, and the cornflower (Centaures cyanus) and globe amaranth (Gomphrena).

A rope or stay extending from the masthead to the side of a ship, slanting a little aft, to assist the shrouds in supporting the mast. [ Often used in the plural.]

An aromatic plant of the genus Melissa.

An annual garden plant (Impatiens balsamina) with beautiful flowers; balsamine.

A plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries.

A perennial herbaceous plant of almost treelike size (Musa sapientum); also, its edible fruit. See Musa.

A space between elevated lines or ribs, as of the fruits of umbelliferous plants.

A genus (Actæa) of plants, of the order Ranunculaceæ, native in the north temperate zone. The red or white berries are poisonous.

oad bannerlike dorsal fin; the sailfish. One species (H. Americanus) inhabits the North Atlantic.