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226 INTRODUCTION TO BOTANY.
APPENDAGES.
Appendices, Appendicula. Small accessory parts of
plants added to other organs. The following have had
special names given to them.
51 Wing, Ala. A membranous or leaflike appendage.
Ear, Auricula. A short, roundish appendage, placed on
the side of any part.
Tail, Cauda, — ura. A long, soft, flexible appendage,
placed at the end of any part, like the tail of an animal.
Wart, Verruca. A small, roundish protuberance, rather
soft and compact.
Nipple, Papilla. A small, long, soft, compact protuberance.
Papule, Papula. A roundish, soft protuberance, containing
a fluid.
Lens, Lenticula. A roundish or oblong spot on the
smooth bark of young trees.
Pit, Fovea. A slight depression.
^ Fleeciness, Villosity, Villus. Numerous soft hairs»
placed close together.
Down, Pules. Soft hairs, not very close to one another*
Rough coat, Hirsuties. Numerous long hairs.
Wool, Wooliness, Lana, Lanugo, — erion. Long, soft
hairs, much interwoven together.
Cotton, Tomentum. Long, crisp hairs, much interwoven.
Velvet, Velumen. Very close, soft, short, even-topped
hairs.
Fringe, Cilium. Rather stiff hairs, placed on the edge
of any part.
Beard, Barha, — pogon. Hairs disposed in a tuft, or in
any regular order.
Awn, Arista, — athera. A stiff hair, or threadlike point
inserted at the end, or on the back of any part, and not
arising from the lengthening out of any rib.
Bristle, Seta, — chceia. A stiff hair, usually attached to
the end of any part, and appearing to be the prolongation
of a rib.
Crine, Crinus. Stiff hair, like that of horses' tails, growing
on any part.
Apicule, Apiculus. A hair, or hairlike point, not very
stiff, but acute and short, placed at the end of any part.
Cusp, Cuspis. A long, needlike, rather stiff termination
of any part.