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Orchidaceous :: Orchidaceous (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order (Orchidaceae) of endogenous plants of which the genus Orchis is the type. They are mostly perennial herbs having the stamens and pistils united in a single column, and normally three petals and three sepals, all adherent to the ovary. The flowers are curiously shaped, often resembling insects, the odd or lower petal (called the lip) being unlike the others, and sometimes of a strange and unexpected appearance. About one hundred spec

Style :: Style (v. t.) The elongated part of a pistil between the ovary and the stigma. See Illust. of Stamen, and of Pistil..

Phalanx :: Phalanx (n.) A group or bundle of stamens, as in polyadelphous flowers..

Septuagint :: Septuagint (n.) A Greek version of the Old Testament; -- so called because it was believed to be the work of seventy (or rather of seventy-two) translators.

Diplostemonous :: Diplostemonous (a.) Having twice as many stamens as petals, as the geranium..

Semidouble :: Semidouble (a.) Having the outermost stamens converted into petals, while the inner ones remain perfect; -- said of a flower..

Scripture :: Scripture (n.) The books of the Old and the new Testament, or of either of them; the Bible; -- used by way of eminence or distinction, and chiefly in the plural..

Soldierwood :: Soldierwood (n.) A showy leguminous plant (Calliandra purpurea) of the West Indies. The flowers have long tassels of purple stamens.

Octapla :: Octapla (sing.) A portion of the Old Testament prepared by Origen in the 3d century, containing the Hebrew text and seven Greek versions of it, arranged in eight parallel columns..

Fuchsia :: Fuchsia (n.) A genus of flowering plants having elegant drooping flowers, with four sepals, four petals, eight stamens, and a single pistil. They are natives of Mexico and South America. Double-flowered varieties are now common in cultivation..

Purist :: Purist (n.) One who maintains that the New Testament was written in pure Greek.

Abortive :: Abortive (v.) Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile; as, an abortive organ, stamen, ovule, etc..

Diandrous :: Diandrous (n.) Of or pertaining to the class Diandria; having two stamens.

Testacy :: Testacy (n.) The state or circumstance of being testate, or of leaving a valid will, or testament, at death..

Obdiplostemonous :: Obdiplostemonous (a.) Having twice as many stamens as petals, those of the outer set being opposite the petals; -- said of flowers..

Phanerogamous :: Phanerogamous (a.) Having visible flowers containing distinct stamens and pistils; -- said of plants.

Intestable :: Intestable (a.) Not capable of making a will; not legally qualified or competent to make a testament.

Perfect :: Perfect (a.) Hermaphrodite; having both stamens and pistils; -- said of flower.

Synoptist :: Synoptic (n.) One of the first three Gospels of the New Testament. See Synoptist.

Pin-eyed :: Pin-eyed (a.) Having the stigma visible at the throad of a gamopetalous corolla, while the stamens are concealed in the tube; -- said of dimorphous flowers. The opposite of thrum-eyed..

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