Outlines of evolutionary biology / by Arthur Dendy, with glossary of technical terms.

  • Arthur Dendy
Date:
1923
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    Andrcecium (Gr. am'jp, man ; oULov, dwelling), the collective Btamens or “ male ” organs of a flower. Anemophilous (Gr. avegos, wind ; <£i'Aoy, beloved), a term applied to flowers which are pollinated by wind. Anisogamy (Gr. avi<ros, unequal ; yagos, marriage), the union of differentiated (male and female) gametes or sexual cells. Antheridium (Gr. avQr]p6s, pertaining to a flower), an organ or receptacle in which male sexual cells or gametes are pro¬ duced, in ferns and algae. Anthers (Gr. avOrjpoi, pertaining to a flower), the receptacles which contain the pollen grains in flowering plants. Antibody (Gr. dm, opposed to), a substance formed in the blood as a protection against the action of foreign proteids. Anticryptic (Gr. dm, opposed to; Kpvnros, hidden), a term applied to colouration adapted for concealment when used as a means of aggression by ambuscading. Antitoxin (Gr. dm, opposed to; to^lkov, poison), a substance formed in the blood.as a protection against poisons. Apatetic (Gr. anarpriKos, fallacious), a term applied to mis¬ leading colouration, whether for offence or defence. Apogamy (Gr. an6, away from ; yagos, marriage), the suppression of the sexual process in the reproduction of certain plants. Aposematic (Gr. an6, away from ; o-ijga, signal), a term applied to warning colours, which serve to frighten away enemies. Arciiegonium (Gr. apx>l, beginning; yovos, fruit, offspring), the female organ or receptacle in which the ovum is lodged in certain plants, and in which the young plant begins its development. Architype (Gr. dpxi-, primordial, chief ; rvnos, type), an original form from which others may be derived. Arthropods (Gr. apOpov, joint ; novs, foot or limb), animals with jointed limbs, belonging to the group Arthropoda, c.g., lobsters and insects. Artiodactyl (Gr. apnos, equal; ddicruAos, finger), having an even number of fingers or toes. Asexual Reproduction, reproduction without any sexual process. Aster (Gr. dorijp, star), a star-like figure appearing in the cell during mitosis.
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