Germen, the old name for ovary.
Germination, the development of a plantlet from the seed, [12].
Gerontogæous, inhabiting the Old World.
Gibbous, more tumid at one place or on one side than the other.
Gilvous, dirty reddish-yellow.
Glabrate, becoming glabrous with age, or almost glabrous.
Glabrous, smooth, in the sense of having no hairs, bristles, or other pubescence.
Gladiate, sword-shaped, as the leaves of Iris.
Glands, small cellular organs which secrete oily or aromatic or other products; they are sometimes sunk in the leaves or rind, as in the Orange, Prickly Ash, &c.; sometimes on the surface as small projections; sometimes raised on hairs or bristles (glandular hairs, &c.), as in the Sweetbrier and Sundew. The name is also given to any small swellings, &c., whether they secrete anything or not; so that the word is loosely used.
Glandular, Glandulose, furnished with glands, or gland-like.