GLOSSARY 



Chaff. Small bracts which subtend the flowers in a head of the 



Compositae. 



Channeled. Hollowed or grooved, usually longitudinally. 

 Ciliate. The margins covered with hairs. 

 Clasping. Extending part way around. 



Cleft. With indentations extending half way or more inward. 

 Cleistogamous. Referring to flowers which never open but are self- 

 fertilized. 



Climbing. Ascending or rising by using other objects as support. 

 Cluster. Several growing close together. 

 Cohesion. The growing together of like organs or parts. 

 Colored. Any color other than green. 

 Column. A solid body formed by the union of the stamens and 



styles, as in the orchids. 

 Compound. Consisting of a number of similar parts which form 



a complete whole. 



Compound leaf. A leaf having two or more distinct blades. 

 Compound ovary. An ovary made up of several ovaries joined 



together. 



Concave. Hollowed out like a saucer. 

 Cone. The fruit of a conifer or Gymnosperm, having overlapping 



scales. 



Cone-like. Similar to a cone. 



Cone-shaped. In the form of a cone, the geometric figure. 

 Connective. The portion of the stamen which connects the two 



lobes of the anther, usually very short. 



Contiguous. Referring to parts which are in contact or nearly so. 

 Cordate. The shape of a heart as it is usually pictured, with the 



point outward. 

 Corm. The enlarged fleshy base of the stem shaped like a bulb, 



only solid. 

 Corolla. The inner whorl or whorls of leaf-like organs of the 



flower, usually the conspicuous part; the corolla may be tubular 



or of separate parts called petals. 



Corona. An appendage which is between the corolla and the sta- 

 mens, often attached to the former. 

 Corymb. A flat-topped or convex cluster of flowers with the stalk 



of each flower attached at different levels on the stem, the outer 



flowers opening first. 

 Corymbose. Similar to a corymb. 

 Cotyledon. The first leaf or leaves of a plant, usually found in 



the seed. 



Creeping. Extending along the ground. 

 Crest-like. With a flattened ridge or elevation, similar to a crest 



on a helmet. 

 Crisp. Having the surface toward the margin strongly waved or 



curled. 



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