GLOSSARY. 309 



(coenobios, Gr. a community of living). 



A community of a definite number of individuals united 



in one body. 

 CONCENTRICALLY (concentricus, L. with a common centre). 



In rings, with a common centre. 

 CORDATE (cor, L. the heart). 



Heart-shaped. 

 CORIACEOUS (corium, L. leather). 



Of a leathery consistence. 

 CORYMBOSE (corymbos, Gr. the top, a cluster of fruit or 



flowers). 



Resembling the inflorescence called a corymb. 

 CRENATE (crena, L. a notch or cleft). 



Notched or scalloped. 

 CRUSTACEOUS (crusta, L. the hard surface of a body, the rind). 



Hard and brittle, or forming a crust. 

 CUNEATE (cuneus, L. a wedge). 



Shaped like a wedge. 

 CUSPIDATE (cuspidatus, L. pointed). 



Tapering gradually to a sharp, stiff point. 

 CYTOBLAST (cytos, Gr. a cell, -f blastos, a germ). 



A cell germ. 

 CYTODERM, CYTIODERM (cytos, Gr. a cell, -f- dermos, a membrane). 



Cell membrane. 

 CYTOPLASMA, CYTIOPLASM (cytos, Gr. a cell, + plasma, formation). 



Cell contents. 

 DECUSSATE (decussatus , L. cut crossways like the number X, 



decem} . 



In pairs, alternately crossing. 

 DEHISCENCE (dehisco, L. I gape). 



Splitting into regular parts. 

 DIAPHANOUS (diet, Gr. through, -f phaino, I show). 



Nearly transparent. 

 DICHOTOMOUS (dichotomos, Gr. divided in two). 



Forked equally. 

 DIFFLUENT (diffluo, L. I flow). 



Readily dissolving. 

 DICECIOUS, DIOICOUS (dis, Gr. twice, 4- oikos, a house). 



When the male organs are borne on one plant and the 



female on another. 

 DISSEPIMENT (dissepw, L. I separate). 



A partition or division. 

 ENCYSTED (en, Gr. within, -f cystis, a bladder). 



Enclosed in a cyst or bladder. 

 ENDOCHROME (endon, Gr. within, -f chromos, colour). 



Cell contents. Colouring matter of cells. 

 ENDOPHYTAL (endon, Gr. within, 4. phi/ton t a plant). 



Growing within plants. 



