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In a dioecious manner. Dioeciously hermaphrodite (Bot.), having flowers structurally perfect, but practically dioecious, -- those on one plant producing no pollen, and those on another no ovules.

Cut into several parts; divided into sections; as, a dissected map.

Having the form of a duck's bill. Duck's-bill limpet (Zoöl.), a limpet of the genus Parmaphorus; -- so named from its shape.

To deposit for copyright the title or description of (a book, picture, map, etc.); as, "entered according to act of Congress."

te animals of both sexes; as bos, for the ox and cow; sometimes applied to eunuchs and hermaphrodites.

in it, the days and nights are of equal length; hence called also the equinoctial, and on maps, globes, etc., the equinoctial line. Equator of the sun or of a planet (Astron.), the great circle whose plane passes through through the center of the body, and is perpendicular to its axis of revolution. -- Magnetic equato…

Gathered, or having the map gathered, into little tufts, knots, or protuberances. Cf. Frieze, v. t., and Friz, v. t.,

A hollow globe on the inner surface of which a map of the world is depicted, to be examined by one standing inside.

urface constructed on the principles of the globular projection. -- Globular projection (Map Projection), a perspective projection of the surface of a hemisphere upon a plane parallel to the base of the hemisphere, the point of sight being taken in the axis produced beyond the surface of the opposite hemisphere a dist…

Separation of the sexes in different individuals; -- opposed to hermaphroditism.

Dioecious, but having some hermaphrodite or perfect flowers on an individual plant which bears mostly pistillate flowers.

ed in drawing and engraving, especially in shading and denoting different surfaces, as in map drawing. See Hatching.

ombining forms indicating relation or resemblance to blood, association with blood; as, hæmapod, hæmatogenesis, hæmoscope.

Half of the terrestrial globe, or a projection of the same in a map or picture.

Not capable of self-fertilization; -- said of hermaphrodite flowers in which some structural obstacle forbids autogamy.

ive proportion. Homolographic projection, a method of constructing geographical charts or maps, so that the surfaces, as delineated on a plane, have the same relative size as the real surfaces; that is, so that the relative actual areas of the different countries are accurately represented by the corresponding portions…

One skilled in the hydrography; one who surveys, or draws maps or charts of, the sea, lakes, or other waters, with the adjacent shores; one who describes the sea or other waters. Boyle.

ther object, showing its true dimensions according to a geometric scale; a ground plan; a map; also, the art of making such plans.

An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a wing, as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara; -- called also key fruit.

A game of war, played for practice, on maps. Farrow.