PLANT

n. Plasnt. Gr., QVTOV. Lat., planta. Fr., plante. Ger., Pflanze. A member of the vegetable kingdom; a vegetable, whether tree, shrub, herb, or fungus; any organism not belonging to the animal kingdom, [a, 35.] Cf. INDIVIDUAL (3d def.), PHYTON, and PHYTOMER. Aerial p., Air p. An epiphyte (q. v., 2d def.), or any p. which derives its nourishment from the air alone. [B, 291, 296 (a, 35).] Carnivorous p's. See Insectivorous p's. Cellular p's. P's in which the ti ues are wholly cellular (e. g., mo es and liverworts). [B, 77 (a, 35).] Dysentery-p. See OLDEN LAND I A glubosa. Embryo-p. See EMBRYO (2d def.). Flowering p's. The phanerogams. [B, 19, 77 (a, 35).] Flowerle p's. The cryptogams, [a, 35.] Forcible p. See BUPLEURUM rotund i folium. Humus-p. A saprophyte. [B. 229 (a, 35).] Insectivorous p's. Carnivorous p's; p's, such as Drosera rotund i folia, Dionoza muscipula. Sarracenia, etc., which are provided with a specialized apparatus for the capture, digestion, and absorption of insects. [B, 229 (a, 35).] Lactiferous p's. P's, such as the Papaveracece, Campanulacece, Asclepiadaceoz. Urticacece, etc., which exude a milky juice. [B, 229, 291 (a, 35).] Litmus p. See CHROZOPHORA tinct or i a. Moving p. See HEDYSARUM gyrans. Pitcher p's. P's, such as Sarracenia purpure a, Darling ton i a, etc., providedlwith ascidia. [o, 35.] Hat-poison p. 1. In Sierra Leone, the Chailletia toxic aria. 2. In the West Indies, the Hamelia coccinea. [B, 275;(a, 35).] Sensitive p. Fr., p. sensitive. Ger.. Sinnpflanze. The Mimosa pudic a and other species of Mimosa. [B, 34 (o, 35).] Vascular p's. P's, such as phanerogams, ferns, etc., in which ve els are formed. [B, 77 (a, 35).J [s. 282]