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_ Carpology—kar-pol’-o-ji (Gr. karpos, fruit, and 
ries especies) The study of fruits; a 
treatise on fruits. : 
Carpophore—kar'-po-for (Gr. arpos, fruit, 
aud phoreo, 1 carry). A term used when the 
stalk bears the pistil and raises it above the 
stamens, 
Carthamus — kar’-tha-mus (Gr. kathario, I 
purge, I purify). The Latin name for dyer’s 
saffron, safflower. : 
Caryopsis—kar'’-i-op-sis (Gr. karuon, anut or 
kernel, and ofsis, sight, form). A dry one- 
seeded fruit within a thin covering or peri- 
carp. Examples: wheat, barley, etc. 
Catapetalous—kat’-a-pet’-a-lus (Gr, kata, un- 
der, and Zeta/on, a petal). A flower having 
its petals held together. 
Cataplasm —kat’-a-plazm (Gr, kata, down, 
plasso,{ mould), A poultice or plaster. 
Catarrh—ka-tar’ (Lat. catarrhus; from the 
Gr. kata, down, and rheo, I flow). A chronic 
cold in the head or an exudation from any 
mucous membrane. 
Catkin—kat’-kin (after the domestic cat, and 
kin, little; Dut. Katte Ken, a little cat) A 
loose spike of wnisexual flowers resemblin ga 
Cat's tail. See Ament, 
Caudate—kaw’-dat (Lat. cauda, a tail). The 
thread-like attachment at the bottom of the 
seed of a plant. 
Caudated—kaw’-da-ted. Applied to seeds hav- 
ing a tail-like appendage, 
Caudex—kaw’-deks (Lat. the trunk). The 
main axis or trunk of a plant or tree. 
