Cormose $f.Wik Corm-like. 



Corolla 1(£M The inner perianth, composed of petals, free or united. 



Corolla limb SU The expanded part of a gamopetalous corolla. 



Corolla lobes xPf Divisions of the corolla. 



Corolla tube WC\ The tubular structure formed by union of the petals. 



Corolline 1tf±\K Corolla-like. 



Corona , "ill i): A crown; sometimes a ring-like appendage on the corolla (or perianth). 



Corrugate S'ivll'l'J Wrinkled. 



Cortex tlW\ The outer bark of the stem or root. 



Corymb WM'VcPf A flat-topped flower cluster in which the outer flowers open first. 



Corymbose WBV\ Corymb-like. 



Cosmopolitan JM'fe Distributed throughout the world. 



Costa (pi. costae) 4*/$ A rib. 



Cotyledons 7- % | The first leaves of the embryo. 



Creeping iliJi.HV'j Growing flat on the ground, and rooting at intervals. 



Crena (pi. crenae) Hiif A rounded tooth or notch. 



Crenatc p||'4f-R Scalloped. 



Crenulatc fUlltUmR Crenate with small scallops. 



Crested WM^k With an elevated line or ridge on the surface. 



Crisped ftiWMWj Curled. 



Cristate flfiM'v Crested. 



Crown j& Corona. 



Crust aceous i^llfel'l'J Of brittle texture. 



Cryptogams WfcW.% Plants which reproduce by spores rather than by seeds. 



Culm W- The hollow jointed stem of a grass. 



Cultigen V-Ai'm A domesticated plant species of obscure origin. 



Cuneate Ifi^M Wedge-shaped. 



Cupular #e£-46*J Having a little cup. 



Capule \ : 'l ■-[ A little cup, like the cup of an acorn of the oak. 



Cusp Wl J: A sharp rigid point. 



Cuspidate $MQ$1 With a cusp. 



Cyathiform ^kWl In the form of a Cyathium. 



Cyathium Si^llfftfr;^ The inflorescence of Euphorbia, consisting of bracts with glands 



and single stamens which represent staminate flowers surrounding the 3-celled 



ovary which is the pistillate flower. 

 Cymbiform j'^ik Boat-shaped. 

 Cyme WM.'iB'f- A flower cluster, sometimes flat-topped, in which the central flowers 



open first. 

 Cymose W$$AkWl Relating to cymes. 

 Cypsela W^f ] V^ An achene surrounded by an adnate calyx, as in the fruit of Com- 



positae. 

 Cystoliths M-ilffc Mineral concretions, usually of calcium carbonate, such as occur in 



the cells of some Urticaceae. 

 Cytogenetic MMM&&3 Relating to the formation and development of cells, especially 



with reference to chromosomes and gene systems. 

 Deciduous Mi'K\'\ { } Falling at maturity; having leaves which fall at maturity; not 



evergreen. 

 Deciduous tree }&M$\ Tree with leaves falling in the autumn. 

 Decompound #[n]5tl'i Several times compound. 



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