Voluble, twining; as the stem of Hops and Beans, [39].

Volute, rolled up in any way.

Wavy, the surface or margin alternately convex and concave, [55].

Waxy, resembling beeswax in texture or appearance.

Wedge-shaped, broad above, tapering by straight lines to a narrow base, [53].

Wheel-shaped, [89].

Whorl, an arrangement of leaves, &c., in circles around the stem.

Whorled, arranged in whorls, [68].

Wing, any membranous expansion. Wings of papilionaceous flowers, [92].

Winged, furnished with a wing; as the fruit of Ash and Elm, fig. [300, 301].