The Elements of Botany, For Beginners and For Schools

by Asa Gray

Divided (leaves, &c.), cut into divisions down to the base or midrib, [55].

Dodeca, Greek for twelve; as Dodecagynous, with twelve pistils or styles, Dodecandrous, with twelve stamens.

Dodrans, span-long.

Dolabriform, axe-shaped.

Dorsal, pertaining to the back (dorsum) of an organ. Dorsal Suture, [106].

Dotted Ducts, [148].

Double Flowers, where the petals are multiplied unduly, [79].

Downy, clothed with a coat of soft and short hairs.

Drupaceous, like or pertaining to a drupe.

Drupe, a stone-fruit, [120]. Drupelet or Drupel, a little drupe.