conoid 



convolutive 



fruit), an aggregate fruit consisting 

 of many fruits on a conical re- 

 ceptacle, as the strawberry ; co'- 

 noid (ddos, resemblance), cone-like ; 

 conoi'dal, conoida'lis, resembling a 

 conical figure, but not truly one, 

 as the calyx of Silene conoidea, 

 Linn. ; Conopo'dium (TTOVS, TTOOOS, a 

 foot), a conical floral receptacle ; 

 Conostro'maJ (o-rpw/xa, spread out), 

 Endlicher's term for a growing 

 point, constituting a free central 

 placenta. 



Conservative Or'gans (cotiservatio, a 

 keeping), those which are employed 

 in nutrition, as root, stem, leaves. 



consim'ilar (consimifis, entirely alike), 

 applied to the valves of a Diatom, 

 when both sides are alike ; Con- 

 simil'itude, resemblance of the two 

 valves, unequal but similar, of the 

 EPITHECA and HYPOTHECA. 



consol'idated (consolido, I make firm) ; 



(1) when unlike parts are coherent ; 



(2) Crozier adds, having a small 

 surface in proportion to bulk as 

 many Cacti. 



Con'sortism (censors, sharing pro- 

 perty), Reinke's term for SYMBIOSIS. 



con'stant (constant, steadfast), in the 

 same condition, or always present. 



constrict'ed (constrictus, compressed), 

 drawn together, contracted. 



Constric'tion (comtrictio, binding to- 



gither), the narrowest portion of 

 iatoms and Desmids seen from 

 the side. 



Constructive Metab'olism, = ASSIMI- 

 LATION. 



consu'tus, (Lat., stitched together), 

 when parts are united by a mem- 

 brane of threads. 



Contabesc'ence (contabesco, to waste 

 away), the abortive condition of 

 stamens and pollen. 



conta'gious (contagio, touch), used of 

 diseases when communicable by 

 touch ; cf., INFECTIOUS. 



contemato'sus J (deriv. ?) covered by 

 an armature between bristly and 

 aculeate (Lindley). 



conter'minous (conterminns, neigh- 

 bouring) of equal boundaries. 



contex'tus (Lat., wrought together) = 

 TISSUE. 



contig'uous, contiy'uus (Lat., adjoin- 

 ing), when neighbouring parts are 

 in contact, as most cotyledons. 



contingent (contiiigens, touching) 

 Symbio'sis, see SYMBIOSIS ; in Ger. 

 Raumpaiasitismus. 



contin'uous (continues, running on), 

 the reverse of interrupted ; Con- 

 tinuity, uninterrupted connection. 



contort'ed, coittor'tus ( Lat. ), twisted or 

 bent ; in aestivation the same as 

 CONVOLUTE; Contor'tion, a twisting; 

 contortu'plicate,(jo/icaM.*, woven) (1) 

 twisted and plaited or folded ; (2) 

 twisted back upon itself. 



contra-, in Latin compounds = against. 



contract'ed, contract' us (Lat.) nar- 

 rowed or shortened ; spreading but 

 slightly ; contractile, capable of 

 actively shrinking in volume and 

 expanding again, used of proto- 

 plasm; ~Vac'uoles, small cavities in 

 protoplasm, which increase and 

 decrease in size rhythmically ; Con- 

 tractility, the capacity of altering 

 spontaneously iu volume. 



con'trary, contra'rius (Lat.), in an 

 opposite direction, as a silicle com- 

 pressed contrary to the dissepi- 

 ment. 



Control', frequently used in the sense 

 of the English word Check, as~ 

 Experiments, to check the original 

 observation. 



Co'nus (Lat. ) = CONE, STROBILE. 



converg'ent (con, with ; vergens, bend- 

 ing), applied to veins which run 

 from the base to the apex of the 

 leaf in a curved manner ; convergl- 

 ner'vis, -vius, convergen'ti-nervo'- 

 sus (Lat.), simple veins diverging 

 from the midrib and converging 

 towards the margin. 



con'vex, convex' us (Lat. arched), hav- 

 ing a more or less rounded surface ; 

 convexiusc'ulus, somewhat convex. 



con'volute, convolu't-us (Lat. rolled 

 round), convolu'tive, convoluti'vus : 

 (1) when one part is wholly rolled 

 up in another, as the petals of the 

 Wallflower ; (2) in a spathe when 



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