﻿GLOSSARY 
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  Chalaza. 
  The 
  base 
  of 
  an 
  ovule 
  where 
  integuments 
  and 
  nucellus 
  are 
  

   one 
  common 
  tissue. 
  

  

  Chlorophyll 
  (green 
  leaf). 
  The 
  green 
  coloring 
  matter 
  of 
  plants. 
  

  

  Chloroplast. 
  One 
  of 
  the 
  special 
  bodies 
  that 
  contain 
  chlorophyll. 
  

  

  Choripetalous 
  (separate 
  petals). 
  With 
  the 
  petals 
  separate, 
  not 
  united. 
  

  

  Chromatophore 
  (color-bearing). 
  A 
  general 
  term 
  for 
  all 
  bodies 
  in 
  

   plants 
  containing 
  coloring 
  matter. 
  

  

  Cilium 
  (eyelash); 
  pi. 
  cilia. 
  Marginal 
  hairs; 
  motile 
  protoplasmic 
  fila- 
  

   ments, 
  as 
  those 
  of 
  sperms. 
  

  

  Cleistogamous. 
  With 
  close 
  fertilization, 
  occurring 
  in 
  flowers 
  before 
  

   they 
  open. 
  

  

  Closed 
  bundle. 
  A 
  fibrovascular 
  bundle 
  containing 
  no 
  cambium; 
  growth 
  

   is 
  closed. 
  

  

  Coanocyte. 
  A 
  number 
  of 
  nucleated 
  masses 
  of 
  cytoplasm 
  (cells) 
  in- 
  

   closed 
  by 
  a 
  common 
  wall. 
  

  

  Collateral 
  (sides 
  together). 
  Side 
  by 
  side, 
  as 
  in 
  a 
  fibrovascular 
  bundle 
  

   in 
  which 
  the 
  xylem 
  and 
  phloem 
  are 
  side 
  by 
  side 
  in 
  a 
  radial 
  direction. 
  

  

  Columella 
  (a 
  small 
  column). 
  The 
  persistent 
  axis 
  of 
  certain 
  spore 
  

   cases, 
  as 
  in 
  mosses. 
  

  

  Concentric 
  (center 
  together). 
  Technically 
  used 
  of 
  a 
  fibrovascular 
  

   bundle 
  whose 
  tissues 
  are 
  arranged 
  so 
  as 
  to 
  surround 
  one 
  another. 
  

  

  Conidiophore 
  (conidium-bearer). 
  Stalk 
  upon 
  which 
  conidia 
  are 
  borne. 
  

  

  Conidium 
  ; 
  pi. 
  conidia. 
  The 
  asexual 
  spore 
  of 
  some 
  fungi, 
  as 
  in 
  potato 
  

   blight 
  and 
  grape 
  mildew. 
  

  

  Conjugation 
  (joined 
  together). 
  The 
  sexual 
  union 
  of 
  similar 
  gametes. 
  

  

  Connate. 
  Applied 
  to 
  leaves 
  that 
  appear 
  united 
  or 
  grown 
  together 
  

   at 
  their 
  bases. 
  

  

  Connective. 
  The 
  portion 
  of 
  the 
  stamen 
  connecting 
  the 
  parts 
  of 
  

   the 
  anther. 
  

  

  Cordate. 
  Heart>shaped. 
  

  

  Corm. 
  The 
  fleshy 
  stem 
  or 
  base 
  of 
  a 
  stem 
  ; 
  a 
  bulb-like 
  structure, 
  as 
  

   on 
  the 
  underground 
  part 
  of 
  jack-iii-the-pulpit. 
  

  

  Corolla 
  (a 
  small 
  crown). 
  The 
  inner 
  envelope 
  of 
  a 
  flower 
  within 
  the 
  

   calyx, 
  composed 
  of 
  petals. 
  

  

  Cortex. 
  Rind 
  or 
  bark. 
  

  

  Cortical. 
  Relating 
  to 
  cortex. 
  

  

  Cotyledon. 
  A 
  primary 
  embryo 
  leaf 
  borne 
  by 
  the 
  hypocotyl 
  (caulicle) 
  

   of 
  the 
  embryo 
  plant. 
  

  

  Cryptogams 
  (hidden 
  marriage). 
  A 
  term 
  used 
  to 
  include 
  thallophytes, 
  

   bryophytes, 
  and 
  pteridophytes. 
  

  

  Cupule 
  (a 
  little 
  cup). 
  The 
  gemma 
  cup 
  of 
  liverworts. 
  

  

  Cuticle 
  (skin). 
  The 
  outermost 
  layer 
  of 
  epidermis, 
  differing 
  chemically 
  

   from 
  the 
  remainder 
  of 
  the 
  cell 
  wall. 
  

  

  