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Cryptogamous—krip-tog’-a-mus. Plants be- 
longing to the order of the Cryptogamia. 
Culm—kulm (Lat. cu/mus, a stalk). The stalk 
of wheat, rye and other cereals of like 
growth. 
Cuniform—ku’-ni-fawrm (Lat.cuneus, a wedge, 
and forma, shape). The leaves of plants 
having a wedge-like form. 
Cuticle—ku’-ti-kl (Lat. cutzs, skin). The deli- 
cate outside covering of a plant; the exterior 
covering. ; 
Cyathiform—-si-ath’-i-fawm (Lat cyathus, a cup 
or small ladle, and forma, shape). Cup- 
shaped, as the cup of the acorn. 
Cyme—sim (Lat. cyma; Gr. kuma, the young 
sprout of cabbage). An inflorescence resem- 
bling a flattened panicle. Example: the el- 
der flower. 
Cymose—simoz. Flowering in cymes. 
Cyperaceous—-si’-per-a-shus (Gr. kupetros, a 
kind of rush). A natural order of plants in 
botany to which the sedges and grass-like 
plants belong, growing in tufts like sedge. 
Cytoblast—si’-to-blast (Gr. Autos, a vessel, and 
blastano, I bud). The nucleus; the point of 
life in the cell, animal and vegetable. 
Cytogenesis—si’-to-jen-e-sis (Gr. utos, a 
cell, and geneszs, origin). The grown or de- 
velopment of cells in animal and vegetable 
tissues. 
Decca—dek’-a (Gr. deka ; Sanscrit, decan, ten). 
A prefix to another word signifying ten. 
Decalitre—dek’-a-le-tr )Gr. deka, ten; F. litre, 
aquart). French measure of capacity of ten 
litres. 
