Veins, n. L. vena, a blood vessel; the blood vessels or channels through which the blood flows to the heart; the stiff, thread-like tubes forming the framework of leaves, petals, sepals, etc.
Vine, n. L. vinea, a grape vine; a plant with a stem too long and flexible to stand alone.
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Water, n. A well-known liquid composed of two parts of hydrogen to one of oxygen.
Wax, n. A.-S. weax, wax; a thick, sticky substance made by bees for constructing their cells; substances resembling beeswax in consistency.
Whorl, n. A ring of organs from the same center.
Wood cells, n. The cells of which wood is built up.
TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
- Silently corrected obvious typographical errors and variations in spelling.
- Retained archaic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings as printed.